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嘿

hēi · hei

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. hey
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Where is my cat?

  1. Liangliang

    嘿(hēi)，灯灯(dēngdēng)！你(nǐ)在(zài)找(zhǎo)什么(shénme)？

    Hey, Dengdeng! What are you looking for?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)猫(māo)不见了(bùjiànle)。它(tā)是(shì)黑色(hēisè)的(de)。

    My cat is gone. It's black.

  3. Liangliang

    嘿(hēi)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那边(nàbian)有(yǒu)一(yī)只(zhī)黑(hēi)猫(māo)！

    Hey, look, there's a black cat over there!

  4. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，那(nà)是(shì)邻居(línjū)的(de)猫(māo)。

    No, that's the neighbor's cat.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)猫(māo)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    So where is your cat?

  6. Dengdeng

    嘿(hēi)，它(tā)在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)包(bāo)里(lǐ)睡觉(shuìjiào)！

    Hey, it's sleeping in my bag!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

嘿(hēi)，你(nǐ)的(de)狗(gǒu)刚(gāng)咬(yǎo)了(le)我(wǒ)。

Hey, your dog just bit me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

嘿(hēi)，快(kuài)来(lái)看(kàn)看(kan)我(wǒ)发(fā)现(xiàn)了(le)什(shén)么(me)！

Hey, come quick and see what I found!

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