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Chinese sentences for beginners

Example sentences at every level, each word at that level or below, with pinyin and sound.

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  1. wǒ我shì是xuéshēng学生。

    I’m a student.

  2. nǐ你jiào叫shénme什么míngzi名字？

    What’s your name?

  3. wǒ我xǐhuan喜欢hēchá喝茶。

    I like drinking tea.

  4. jīntiān今天tiānqì天气hěn很hǎo好。

    The weather is nice today.

  5. wǒjiā我家yǒu有sì四kǒu口rén人。

    There are four people in my family.

  6. wǒmen我们míngtiān明天qù去běijīng北京。

    We’re going to Beijing tomorrow.

  7. zhè这gè个píngguǒ苹果duōshao多少qián钱？

    How much is this apple?

  8. tā她shì是wǒ我de的hànyǔ汉语lǎoshī老师。

    She’s my Chinese teacher.

  9. wǒ我huì会shuō说yīdiǎnr一点儿hànyǔ汉语。

    I can speak a little Chinese.

  10. xiànzài现在jǐdiǎn几点le了？

    What time is it now?

  11. wǒ我xiǎng想kàn看diànyǐng电影。

    I’d like to see a film.

  12. zuótiān昨天xiàyǔ下雨le了。

    It rained yesterday.

  13. nǐ你de的māo猫hěn很piàoliang漂亮。

    Your cat is very pretty.

  14. wǒ我zuótiān昨天qù去shāngdiàn商店mǎi买le了yīfu衣服。

    Yesterday I went to the shop and bought clothes.

  15. rènshi认识nǐ你hěn很gāoxìng高兴。

    Nice to meet you.

What are simple Chinese sentences for beginners?

我是学生。 (I’m a student.) and 你叫什么名字？ (What’s your name?) are two of the 15 on this page. Every word in them is an HSK 1 word, so you can read them at that level.

How do I practise with them?

Read each sentence first, then press Play and say it with the voice, slow first, then at normal speed. Each word’s pinyin is above it, its tone marked; cover the English and say what it means.

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