Identity and Standards

对日本留学生来说，汉字不太难。

Duì Rìběn liúxuéshēng lái shuō, hànzì bú tài nán.

For Japanese exchange students, Chinese characters are not too hard.

对专家来说，这个问题很容易解决。

Duì zhuānjiā lái shuō, zhège wèntí hěn róngyì jiějué.

For experts, this problem is easy to solve.

对我来说，最难的是听力。

Duì wǒ lái shuō, zuì nán de shì tīnglì.

For me, the hardest part is listening comprehension.

他一句中文也不会说。

Tā yī jù Zhōngwén yě bù huì shuō.

He cannot speak even one sentence of Chinese.

我上午一口水也没喝，现在渴极了。

Wǒ shàngwǔ yī kǒu shuǐ yě méi hē, xiànzài kě jí le.

I did not drink even a sip of water this morning; I am extremely thirsty now.

他一个汉字都不认识。

Tā yī gè Hànzì dōu bù rènshi.

He does not recognize even one Chinese character.

中文越学越有意思。

Zhōngwén yuè xué yuè yǒu yìsi.

The more you study Chinese, the more interesting it gets.

衣服的牌子越有名，价钱越贵。

Yīfu de páizi yuè yǒumíng, jiàqian yuè guì.

The more famous the clothing brand, the more expensive the price.

他越想越生气。

Tā yuè xiǎng yuè shēngqì.

The more he thinks about it, the angrier he gets.

哭对身体有好处。

Kū duì shēntǐ yǒu hǎochù.

Crying is good for the body.

早一点儿来比较合适。

Zǎo yīdiǎnr lái bǐjiào héshì.

Coming a little earlier would be more suitable.

紧张有什么用？

Jǐnzhāng yǒu shénme yòng?

What good is being nervous?

我打算去上海。

Wǒ dǎsuàn qù Shànghǎi.

I plan to go to Shanghai.

她喜欢安静。

Tā xǐhuan ānjìng.

She likes peace and quiet.

我感到不舒服。

Wǒ gǎndào bù shūfu.

I feel uncomfortable.

你看见那个跳舞的女孩儿了吗？

Nǐ kànjiàn nàge tiàowǔ de nǚháir le ma?

Did you see that girl who is dancing?

观看演出的观众请从右边的门进去。

Guānkàn yǎnchū de guānzhòng qǐng cóng yòubiān de mén jìnqù.

Audience members watching the performance, please enter through the door on the right.

小白讲的故事很有意思。

Xiǎo Bái jiǎng de gùshi hěn yǒu yìsi.

The story Xiao Bai told is very interesting.