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大自然

dà zì rán · da zi ran

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Meaning

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  1. nature (the natural world)
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No signal in nature

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)大自然(dàzìrán)里(lǐ)走走(zǒuzǒu)吧(ba)。

    Let's go into nature this weekend.

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)！大自然(dàzìrán)的(de)空气(kōngqì)最(zuì)新鲜(xīnxiān)。

    Sure! The air in nature is the freshest.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)那只(nàzhī)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)，那棵(nàkē)大树(dàshù)！

    Look at that little bird and that big tree!

  4. Dengdeng

    大自然(dàzìrán)真(zhēn)美(měi)！

    Nature is so beautiful!

  5. Liangliang

    咦(yí)，我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)没有(méiyǒu)信号(xìnhào)。

    Huh? My phone has no signal.

  6. Dengdeng

    大自然(dàzìrán)不(bù)需要(xūyào)信号(xìnhào)。

    Nature does not need a signal.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)通(tōng)过(guò)一(yì)首(shǒu)诗(shī)表(biǎo)达(dá)了(le)她(tā)对(duì)大(dà)自(zì)然(rán)的(de)感(gǎn)受(shòu)。

She expressed her feelings for nature in a poem.

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

02

大(dà)自(zì)然(rán)在(zài)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)中(zhōng)扮(bàn)演(yǎn)着(zhe)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)角(jué)色(sè)。

Nature plays an important role in our life.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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大
dà

big; large; great; older (than another person)

自
zì

(bound form) self; oneself; from; since

然
rán

correct; right

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