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圣诞树

Shèng dàn shù · sheng dan shu

Traditional 聖誕樹

Meaning

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  1. Christmas tree
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The big tree

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)买(mǎi)的(de)圣诞树(shèngdànshù)怎么(zěnme)在(zài)门外(ménwài)？

    Dengdeng, why is the Christmas tree you bought outside the door?

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，进不去(jìnbùqù)。

    It is too big. It cannot get in.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)买了(mǎile)多大(duōdà)的(de)圣诞树(shèngdànshù)？

    How big a Christmas tree did you buy?

  4. Dengdeng

    两米(liǎngmǐ)，店里(diànlǐ)的(de)人(rén)说(shuō)我家(wǒjiā)放得下(fàngdexià)。

    Two metres. The shop said my home has room for it.

  5. Liangliang

    你家(nǐjiā)的(de)门(mén)才(cái)一米(yīmǐ)宽(kuān)。

    Your door is only one metre wide.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)就(jiù)放在(fàngzài)院子(yuànzi)里(lǐ)，今年(jīnnián)我们(wǒmen)在(zài)院子(yuànzi)里(lǐ)过(guò)圣诞节(shèngdànjié)！

    Then put it in the courtyard. This year we celebrate Christmas in the courtyard!

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In a sentence

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01

我(wǒ)们(men)把(bǎ)圣(shèng)诞(dàn)树(shù)放(fàng)在(zài)这(zhè)儿(r)吧(ba)。

Let's put up the Christmas tree here.

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

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)围(wéi)着(zhe)圣(shèng)诞(dàn)树(shù)唱(chàng)起(qǐ)了(le)歌(gē)。

The children gathered around the Christmas tree and started singing.

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