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口袋

kǒu dài · kou dai

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Meaning

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  1. pocket
  2. bag; sack
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A coin trail

  1. Dengdeng

    咦(yí)，我(wǒ)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)的(de)钱(qián)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)！

    Hey, the money in my pocket is gone!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，口袋(kǒudài)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)洞(dòng)。

    Look, there's a little hole in your pocket.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)钱(qián)一定(yīdìng)是(shì)一路(yīlù)掉(diào)出去(chūqù)了(le)。

    Then the money must have fallen out all along the way.

  4. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，地上(dìshang)有(yǒu)硬币(yìngbì)！我们(wǒmen)跟着(gēnzhe)它(tā)走(zǒu)。

    Look, coins on the ground! Let's follow them.

  5. Dengdeng

    硬币(yìngbì)一直(yīzhí)到(dào)烤(kǎo)红薯(hóngshǔ)摊(tān)！我们(wǒmen)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)吧(ba)。

    The coins lead to the roast sweet potato stall! Let's buy one.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)手(shǒu)插(chā)进(jìn)口(kǒu)袋(dài)里(lǐ)。

He put his hands in his pockets.

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02

这(zhè)个(ge)口(kǒu)袋(dài)太(tài)小(xiǎo)，装(zhuāng)不(bu)下(xià)这(zhè)么(me)多(duō)东(dōng)西(xi)。

This bag is too small to hold so many things.

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