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吸尘器

xī chén qì · xi chen qi

Traditional 吸塵器

Meaning

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  1. vacuum cleaner
  2. dust catcher
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The vacuum that left

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yī)个(gè)新(xīn)吸尘器(xīchénqì)。

    I bought a new vacuum cleaner.

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)会(huì)自己(zìjǐ)走(zǒu)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Is it the kind that moves by itself?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，它(tā)自己(zìjǐ)扫地(sǎodì)。

    Yes, it sweeps the floor by itself.

  4. Liangliang

    吸尘器(xīchénqì)现在(xiànzài)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where is the vacuum cleaner now?

  5. Dengdeng

    不知道(bùzhīdào)。它(tā)刚才(gāngcái)跑(pǎo)到(dào)邻居(línjū)家(jiā)去(qù)了(le)！

    I don't know. It just ran off to the neighbour's place!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

每(měi)周(zhōu)二(èr)早(zǎo)上(shang)主(zhǔ)妇(fù)用(yòng)吸(xī)尘(chén)器(qì)清(qīng)扫(sǎo)。

Every Tuesday morning the housekeeper vacuums.

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

02

我(wǒ)免(miǎn)费(fèi)得(dé)到(dào)了(le)这(zhè)个(ge)吸(xī)尘(chén)器(qì)。

I got this vacuum cleaner for nothing.

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

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