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佩服

pèi fú · pei fu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to admire
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Up at six every day

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)真(zhēn)佩服(pèifú)你(nǐ)，每天(měitiān)六点(liùdiǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)。

    I really admire you for getting up at six every day.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不是(bùshì)自己(zìjǐ)起床(qǐchuáng)的(de)，我(wǒ)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)很(hěn)吵(chǎo)的(de)闹钟(nàozhōng)。

    I do not get up by myself. I have a very loud alarm clock.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)更(gèng)佩服(pèifú)你(nǐ)了(le)，你(nǐ)居然(jūrán)没(méi)把(bǎ)它(tā)砸(zá)了(le)。

    Then I admire you even more, because you have not smashed it.

  4. Liangliang

    砸(zá)过(guò)，这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)第三个(dìsāngè)。

    I did. This is my third one.

  5. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)我(wǒ)佩服(pèifú)的(de)是(shì)闹钟(nàozhōng)！

    Now I admire the alarm clock!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

学(xué)生(sheng)们(men)佩(pèi)服(fú)她(tā)的(de)领(lǐng)导(dǎo)能(néng)力(lì)。

Students admire her leadership skills.

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

02

每(měi)个(gè)人(rén)都(dōu)佩(pèi)服(fú)他(tā)的(de)勇(yǒng)气(qì)。

Everyone admired his courage.

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

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