Wǒmen de huǒchē zài jǐ diǎn chūfā?
What time does our train depart?
The interrogative pronoun 几 (jǐ) asks questions about a small number or amount. The time expression 几点 (jǐ diǎn) means 'what time'. The verb 出发 (chūfā) means 'to depart'.
我们 (wǒmen): we/us的 (de): possessive particle火车 (huǒchē): train在 (zài): at几点 (jǐ diǎn): what time出发 (chūfā): departure
wǒ xiǎng qù zhōng guó.
I want to go to China.
This sentence employs the verb '想' (xiǎng) to indicate 'wanting to' do something. Additionally, the preposition '去' (qù) is used to indicate 'going to' a place or location.
我 (wǒ): I想 (xiǎng): want去 (qù): go中国 (zhōng guó): China
Tā bùjǐn huì shuō hànyǔ, hái huì shuō yīngyǔ hé fǎyǔ.
He can not only speak Chinese, but also English and French.
This sentence uses the structure '不仅...还...' to express that someone can speak not only one language but also other languages. The word order is subject-不仅-verb-obj-还-...-和-...。
不仅 (bùjǐn): not only说 (shuō): speak汉语 (hànyǔ): Chinese language还 (hái): also英语 (yīngyǔ): English language法语 (fǎyǔ): French language
Zhè běn shū hěn yǒu yìsi.
This book is very interesting.
Here, the adjective '有意思' (yǒu yìsi) is used to describe a book as being interesting. The marker for degree '很' (hěn) is used to indicate that the book is very interesting. The sentence structure follows the pattern of '这本书很...' (zhè běn shū hěn...) which means 'This book is very...'.
这 (zhè): this本 (běn): (a measure word for books)书 (shū): book很 (hěn): very有意思 (yǒu yìsi): interesting
Zhège cài hěn là, nǐ néng chī ma?
This dish is very spicy, can you eat it?
The pattern 'néng + verb' is used to inquire about someone's ability to do something. In this sentence, it is used to ask if the listener is able to eat the spicy dish.
这个 (zhège): this菜 (cài): dish很 (hěn): very辣 (là): spicy你 (nǐ): you能 (néng): can吃 (chī): to eat