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定义

dìng yì · ding yi

Traditional 定義

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. definition
  2. to define
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What is a friend?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)，“好朋友(hǎopéngyou)”应该(yīnggāi)怎么(zěnme)定义(dìngyì)？

    What do you think? How should we define a good friend?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)定义(dìngyì)是(shì)：你(nǐ)不(bù)开心(kāixīn)的(de)时候(shíhou)，他(tā)陪(péi)你(nǐ)。

    My definition is: when you're unhappy, they keep you company.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)好朋友(hǎopéngyou)吗(ma)？

    Then am I your good friend?

  4. Dengdeng

    按(àn)这个(zhège)定义(dìngyì)，你(nǐ)是(shì)！你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)陪(péi)我(wǒ)走(zǒu)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    By that definition, yes! Yesterday you walked with me for an hour.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)定义(dìngyì)更(gèng)简单(jiǎndān)：好朋友(hǎopéngyou)会(huì)听(tīng)我(wǒ)讲(jiǎng)笑话(xiàohua)。

    My definition is simpler: a good friend listens to my jokes.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)你(nǐ)先(xiān)讲(jiǎng)一个(yīgè)，让(ràng)我(wǒ)听听(tīngtīng)。

    OK, then tell one first and let me hear it.

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01

你(nǐ)怎(zěn)么(me)看(kàn)待(dài)这(zhè)个(ge)词(cí)的(de)定(dìng)义(yì)？

What do you think of this word's definition?

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by DaoSeng · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)让(ràng)我(wǒ)们(men)给(gěi)这(zhè)个(ge)词(cí)下(xià)定(dìng)义(yì)。

The teacher asked us to define this word.

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