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云

yún · yun/Yún · yun

Traditional 雲

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word: 朵 duǒ

Meaning

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yún 云

  1. (classical) to say

yún 雲

  1. cloud

Yún 雲

  1. surname Yun
  2. abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省 / 云南省 (Yúnnán Shěng)
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What does the cloud look like?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那(nà)朵(duǒ)云(yún)像(xiàng)什么(shénme)？

    Look, what does that cloud look like?

  2. Dengdeng

    像(xiàng)一只(yīzhī)兔子(tùzi)。

    Like a rabbit.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)云(yún)像(xiàng)一个(yīgè)大(dà)馒头(mántou)。

    I think the cloud looks like a big steamed bun.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)饿(è)了(le)？

    Are you hungry?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，云(yún)也(yě)不能(bùnéng)当(dāng)午饭(wǔfàn)。

    Yes, and clouds cannot be lunch.

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2 examples
01

无(wú)论(lùn)我(wǒ)什(shén)么(me)时(shí)候(hou)看(kàn)到(dào)云(yún)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)会(huì)想(xiǎng)到(dào)奶(nǎi)油(yóu)。

Whenever I see the clouds, I think of whipped cream.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Solana · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(gè)岛(dǎo)从(cóng)远(yuǎn)方(fāng)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)像(xiàng)一(yí)片(piàn)云(yún)。

Viewed from a distance, the island looked like a cloud.

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

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