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十字

shí zì · shi zi

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Meaning

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  1. cross road
  2. cross-shaped
  3. crucifix
  4. the character ten
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Little crosses

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)是(shì)什么(shénme)？好多(hǎoduō)小(xiǎo)十字(shízì)！

    What is in your hand? So many little crosses!

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)十字绣(shízìxiù)，每个(měigè)十字(shízì)都(dōu)要(yào)绣(xiù)得(de)一样(yīyàng)大(dà)。

    This is cross-stitch. Every cross must be the same size.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)绣(xiù)的(de)兔子(tùzi)怎么(zěnme)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhǐ)耳朵(ěrduo)？

    Why does your rabbit have only one ear?

  4. Dengdeng

    另(lìng)一只(yīzhǐ)耳朵(ěrduo)，你(nǐ)来(lái)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)绣(xiù)十字(shízì)吧(ba)！

    Come help me stitch crosses for the other ear!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)纸(zhǐ)上(shàng)画(huà)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)十(shí)字(zì)，表(biǎo)示(shì)这(zhè)里(lǐ)就(jiù)是(shì)目(mù)标(biāo)。

He drew a cross on the paper, indicating that this was the target.

02

教(jiào)堂(táng)的(de)屋(wū)顶(dǐng)上(shàng)立(lì)着(zhe)一(yí)个(gè)巨(jù)大(dà)的(de)十(shí)字(zì)。

A huge cross stands on the roof of the church.

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