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单词

dān cí · dan ci

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Measure word: 个 gè

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Twenty words

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)要(yào)背(bèi)二十(èrshí)个(gè)单词(dāncí)。

    Today I'll memorize twenty words.

  2. Liangliang

    二十个(èrshígè)？你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)只(zhǐ)背了(bèile)五个(wǔgè)单词(dāncí)。

    Twenty? Yesterday you learned only five words.

  3. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)的(de)我(wǒ)太(tài)懒(lǎn)了(le)。

    Yesterday's me was too lazy.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)考(kǎo)你(nǐ)一个(yīgè)单词(dāncí)：“困(kùn)”是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    OK, I will quiz you on one word: what does 困 mean?

  5. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)的(de)样子(yàngzi)。

    That's how I look right now.

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01

我(wǒ)经(jīng)常(cháng)用(yòng)那(nà)本(běn)词(cí)典(diǎn)找(zhǎo)单(dān)词(cí)。

I often look up words in that dictionary.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)单(dān)词(cí)的(de)意(yì)思(si)我(wǒ)还(hái)不(bù)清(qīng)楚(chu)。

I'm still not clear about the meaning of this word.

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