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动物园

dòng wù yuán · dong wu yuan

Traditional 動物園

HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. zoo
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Pandas at the zoo

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，这个(zhège)周末(zhōumò)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)动物园(dòngwùyuán)吧(ba)！

    Liangliang, let's go to the zoo this weekend!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)啊(a)。你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)什么(shénme)？

    Sure. What do you want to see?

  3. Dengdeng

    熊猫(xióngmāo)！

    Pandas!

  4. Liangliang

    动物园(dòngwùyuán)的(de)熊猫(xióngmāo)很(hěn)受欢迎(shòuhuānyíng)，人(rén)特别(tèbié)多(duō)。

    The zoo's pandas are very popular. It's really crowded.

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我们(wǒmen)早上(zǎoshang)五点(wǔdiǎn)去(qù)！

    No problem, we'll go at five in the morning!

  6. Liangliang

    五点(wǔdiǎn)？熊猫(xióngmāo)都(dōu)还(hái)在(zài)睡觉(shuìjiào)呢(ne)。

    Five? Even the pandas will still be asleep.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)昨(zuó)天(tiān)乘(chéng)巴(bā)士(shì)去(qù)了(le)动(dòng)物(wù)园(yuán)。

They went to the zoo by bus yesterday.

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)动(dòng)物(wù)园(yuán)里(lǐ)看(kàn)到(dào)了(le)猴(hóu)子(zi)。

We saw monkeys at the zoo.

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

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The characters

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动
dòng

(of sth) to move; to set in movement

物
wù

(bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

园
yuán

land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation

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