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夏威夷

Xià wēi yí · xia wei yi

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  1. Hawaii, US state
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A trip to Hawaii

  1. Dengdeng

    下个月(xiàgèyuè)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)夏威夷(xiàwēiyí)。

    Next month I want to go to Hawaii.

  2. Liangliang

    夏威夷(xiàwēiyí)？那里(nàli)冬天(dōngtiān)也(yě)能(néng)游泳(yóuyǒng)吗(ma)？

    Hawaii? Can you swim there even in winter?

  3. Dengdeng

    能(néng)，那里(nàli)一年(yīnián)都(dōu)很(hěn)暖和(nuǎnhuo)。

    Yes, it's warm there all year.

  4. Liangliang

    机票(jīpiào)贵(guì)吗(ma)？

    Are the tickets expensive?

  5. Dengdeng

    很(hěn)贵(guì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)在家(zàijiā)穿(chuān)短裤(duǎnkù)吃(chī)西瓜(xīguā)。

    Very. So I wear shorts and eat watermelon at home.

  6. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)北京(běijīng)的(de)冬天(dōngtiān)，不是(bùshì)夏威夷(xiàwēiyí)！

    This is winter in Beijing, not Hawaii!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)永(yǒng)远(yuǎn)不(bú)会(huì)忘(wàng)记(jì)那(nà)次(cì)跟(gēn)她(tā)一(yì)起(qǐ)去(qù)夏(Xià)威(wēi)夷(yí)。

I'll never forget going to Hawaii with her.

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

02

你(nǐ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)去(qù)过(guò)夏(Xià)威(wēi)夷(yí)了(le)吗(ma)？

Have you ever been to Hawaii?

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

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