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坐标

zuò biāo · zuo biao

Traditional 坐標

Meaning

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  1. coordinate (geometry)
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Where are you?

  1. Liangliang

    坐标(zuòbiāo)上海(shànghǎi)，我(wǒ)在(zài)外滩(wàitān)看(kàn)夜景(yèjǐng)。

    Location Shanghai, I am watching the night view at the Bund.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的吗(zhēndema)？我的(wǒde)坐标(zuòbiāo)也(yě)是(shì)上海(shànghǎi)！

    Really? My location is Shanghai too!

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？我(wǒ)怎么(zěnme)没(méi)看到(kàndào)你(nǐ)？

    Then where are you? Why can I not see you?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在家(zàijiā)，看着(kànzhe)上海(shànghǎi)的(de)旧(jiù)照片(zhàopiàn)呢(ne)。

    I am at home, looking at old photos of Shanghai.

  5. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，那(nà)你的(nǐde)坐标(zuòbiāo)不是(bùshì)上海(shànghǎi)！

    Dengdeng, then your location is not Shanghai!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)在(zài)地(dì)图(tú)上(shàng)标(biāo)出(chū)这(zhè)个(ge)点(diǎn)的(de)坐(zuò)标(biāo)。

Please mark the coordinates of this point on the map.

02

根(gēn)据(jù)坐(zuò)标(biāo)，我(wǒ)们(men)就(jiù)能(néng)找(zhǎo)到(dào)宝(bǎo)藏(zàng)的(de)位(wèi)置(zhì)。

Based on the coordinates, we can find the location of the treasure.

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