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一流

yī liú · yi liu

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HSK 5Old HSK 6

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  1. top quality
  2. front ranking
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A first-class cafe

  1. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)这家(zhèjiā)店(diàn)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)是(shì)一流(yīliú)的(de)！

    I heard the coffee here is first-class!

  2. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)还(hái)是(shì)一流(yīliú)的(de)咖啡师(kāfēishī)呢(ne)。

    And the owner is a first-class barista.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)点(diǎn)两杯(liǎngbēi)吧(ba)。

    Then let us order two cups.

  4. Liangliang

    嗯(ēn)……有点(yǒudiǎn)苦(kǔ)，还(hái)有点(yǒudiǎn)凉(liáng)。

    Hmm... a bit bitter, and a bit cold.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)听(tīng)，这里(zhèlǐ)的(de)音乐(yīnyuè)是(shì)一流(yīliú)的(de)。

    But listen, the music here is first-class.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)听(tīng)音乐(yīnyuè)吧(ba)。

    Then let us just listen to the music.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)没(méi)机(jī)会(huì)赢(yíng)那(nà)些(xiē)一(yī)流(liú)选(xuǎn)手(shǒu)。

We have no chance against those top players.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)这(zhè)里(lǐ)提(tí)供(gōng)一(yì)流(liú)的(de)美(měi)食(shí)。

They serve excellent food here.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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