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丈夫

zhàng fu · zhang fu

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HSK 4Old HSK 2

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  1. husband
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The aunt on the bike

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那位(nàwèi)阿姨(āyí)骑车(qíchē)，她(tā)丈夫(zhàngfu)在(zài)前面(qiánmiàn)跑步(pǎobù)。

    Look, that aunt rides a bike and her husband runs ahead.

  2. Liangliang

    她(tā)骑车(qíchē)干什么(gànshénme)？

    Why does she ride?

  3. Dengdeng

    她(tā)给(gěi)丈夫(zhàngfu)拿(ná)水(shuǐ)，还(hái)拿(ná)毛巾(máojīn)。

    She brings water and a towel for her husband.

  4. Liangliang

    这位(zhèwèi)丈夫(zhàngfu)真(zhēn)幸福(xìngfú)。

    What a lucky husband.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，不过(bùguò)阿姨(āyí)说(shuō)，丈夫(zhàngfu)跑(pǎo)得(de)太(tài)慢(màn)，她(tā)骑车(qíchē)都(dōu)累(lèi)了(le)。

    Yes, but she says her husband runs so slowly that even riding wears her out.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)雇(gù)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)私(sī)人(rén)侦(zhēn)探(tàn)看(kān)守(shǒu)她(tā)的(de)丈(zhàng)夫(fu)。

She employed a private detective to keep a watch on her husband.

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

02

寡(guǎ)妇(fu)为(wèi)她(tā)的(de)丈(zhàng)夫(fu)哀(āi)悼(dào)了(le)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)。

The widow mourned for her husband for a long time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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