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地下室

dì xià shì · di xia shi

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Meaning

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  1. basement
  2. cellar
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Treasure in the basement

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)的(de)地下室(dìxiàshì)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)旧(jiù)东西(dōngxi)。

    My home has a basement full of old things.

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)地下室(dìxiàshì)找找(zhǎozhǎo)吧(ba)，说不定(shuōbudìng)有(yǒu)宝贝(bǎobèi)。

    Let's look in the basement. There may be treasure.

  3. Liangliang

    地下室(dìxiàshì)有点(yǒudiǎn)暗(àn)，你(nǐ)先(xiān)走(zǒu)。

    The basement is a bit dark. You go first.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)……哇(wa)，这是(zhèshì)什么(shénme)？

    Okay... wow, what is this?

  5. Liangliang

    那是(nàshi)我(wǒ)的(de)旧(jiù)自行车(zìxíngchē)，我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)了(le)三年(sānnián)！

    That is my old bike. I looked for it for three years!

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2 examples
01

警(jǐng)察(chá)认(rèn)为(wéi)窃(qiè)贼(zéi)从(cóng)地(dì)下(xià)室(shì)窗(chuāng)口(kǒu)进(jìn)入(rù)。

The police think the burglar entered through a basement window.

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

02

他(tā)们(men)从(cóng)地(dì)下(xià)室(shì)到(dào)阁(gé)楼(lóu)都(dōu)打(dǎ)扫(sǎo)了(le)。

They cleaned everything, from the basement to the attic.

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

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