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侄子

zhí zi · zhi zi

Traditional 姪子

Meaning

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  1. brother's son; nephew
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Why is the sky blue?

  1. Qiqi

    周末(zhōumò)我(wǒ)要(yào)带(dài)侄子(zhízi)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)。

    This weekend I'm taking my nephew to the park.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)侄子(zhízi)几(jǐ)岁(suì)了(le)？

    How old is your nephew?

  3. Qiqi

    五岁(wǔsuì)。昨天(zuótiān)他(tā)问(wèn)我(wǒ)，天(tiān)为什么(wèishénme)是(shì)蓝(lán)的(de)？

    Five. Yesterday he asked me why the sky is blue.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)回答(huídá)？

    How did you answer?

  5. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)不知道(bùzhīdào)，侄子(zhízi)说(shuō)没关系(méiguānxi)，去(qù)吃(chī)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)吧(ba)。

    I said I don't know, and my nephew said never mind, let's get ice cream.

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我(wǒ)的(de)侄(zhí)子(zi)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)大(dà)了(le)二(èr)十(shí)来(lái)岁(suì)。

My nephew is more than twenty years older than me.

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

02

我(wǒ)侄(zhí)子(zi)对(duì)鸡(jī)蛋(dàn)过(guò)敏(mǐn)。

My nephew is allergic to eggs.

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

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