Looking for sample YCT 3 sentences to test your Mandarin skills? Well, you’re in luck. Here’s 15 sentences from YCT 3 sample tests provided by Hanban itself. Each sentence will have the characters, then the pinyin, then the English translation.
Sentence 1:
是的, 我没有脚, 但是我可以走.
Shì de, wǒ méiyǒu jiǎo, dànshì wǒ kěyǐ zǒu.
Yes, I don’t have shoes, but I can go.
Sentence 2:
让我看看, 这是什么礼物?
Ràng wǒ kànkan, zhè shì shénme lǐwù?
Let me see, what’s this gift?
Sentence 3:
你找到中国了吗?
Nǐ zhǎodào Zhōngguó le ma?
Did you find China?
Sentence 4:
8 点的电影? 但是现在7点半了.
8 diǎn de diànyǐng? Dànshì xiànzài 7 diǎn bàn le.
8 o’clock movie? But it’s 7:30.
Sentence 5:
吃了药, 感冒就会好.
Chīle yào, gǎnmào jiù huì hǎo.
Take the medicine, the cold will get better.
Sentence 6:
姐姐, 你胖了吗?
Jiějie, nǐ pàng le ma?
Sister, are you fat?
Sentence 7:
这本书是谁的?
Zhè běn shū shì shéi de?
Whose book is this?
Sentence 8:
你们是什么时候认识的?
Nǐmen shì shénme shí hou rènshi de?
When did you meet?
Sentence 9:
火车站远吗?
Huǒchēzhàn yuǎn ma?
Is the train station far away?
Sentence 10:
什么动物可以飞得很高?
Shénme dòngwù kěyǐ fēi de hěn gāo?
What animal can fly high?
Sentence 11:
你为什么没买那个书包?
Nǐ wèi shénme méi mǎi nàge shūbāo?
Why didn’t you buy that bag?
Sentence 12:
这是你画的吗? 鼻子画得不太好.
Zhè shì nǐ huà de ma? Bízi huà de bú tài hǎo.
Did you draw this? The nose doesn’t look very good.
Sentence 13:
我喜欢踢足球, 也喜欢打篮球.
Wǒ xǐhuan tī zúqiú, yě xǐhuan dǎ lánqiú.
I like playing football, and I also like playing basketball.
Sentence 14:
今天天气不好, 你别去游泳了.
Jīntiān tiānqì bù hǎo, nǐ bié qù yóuyǒng le.
It’s not a good day today, don’t go swimming.
Sentence 15:
下课后, 我们去跑步, 怎么样?
Xià kè hòu, wǒmen qù pǎobù, zěnmeyàng?
After class, let’s go for a run, how about that?
More Information
If you want to test you Mandarin skills more, take my YCT 3 Practice Test. Or, if you want to learn more about the YCT 3 in general, you can find more in my All about the YCT 3 article.