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妻子

qī zǐ · qi zi/qī zi · qi zi

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HSK 4Old HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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qī zǐ 妻子

  1. wife and children

qī zi 妻子

  1. wife
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The couple who play chess

  1. Liangliang

    对面(duìmiàn)的(de)李大爷(lǐdàye)每天(měitiān)和(hé)妻子(qīzi)一起(yīqǐ)下棋(xiàqí)。

    Old Mr. Li across the way plays chess with his wife every day.

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)妻子(qīzi)下(xià)得(de)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    Does his wife play well?

  3. Liangliang

    他(tā)说(shuō)，他(tā)妻子(qīzi)从来(cónglái)没(méi)输(shū)过(guò)。

    He says his wife has never lost.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)他(tā)为什么(wèishénme)还(hái)天天(tiāntiān)下(xià)呢(ne)？

    Then why does he still play every day?

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)说(shuō)，输(shū)给(gěi)妻子(qīzi)，是(shì)一种(yīzhǒng)幸福(xìngfú)。

    He says losing to his wife is a kind of happiness.

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01

他(tā)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)他(tā)的(de)妻(qī)子(zi)要(yào)离(lí)开(kāi)他(tā)。

He had no idea why his wife left him.

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

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)和(hé)他(tā)的(de)妻(qī)子(zi)都(dōu)在(zài)澳(ào)大(dà)利(lì)亚(yà)长(zhǎng)大(dà)。

Tom and his wife both grew up in Australia.

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

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