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尾巴

wěi ba · wei ba

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HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. tail
  2. colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]
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The dog chases its tail

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)在(zài)摇(yáo)尾巴(wěiba)！

    Your puppy is wagging its tail!

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)看到(kàndào)你(nǐ)了(le)，所以(suǒyǐ)很(hěn)高兴(gāoxìng)。

    It saw you, so it's happy.

  3. Liangliang

    它(tā)的(de)尾巴(wěiba)为什么(wèishénme)是(shì)白色(báisè)的(de)？

    Why is its tail white?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，它(tā)爸爸(bàba)的(de)尾巴(wěiba)也(yě)是(shì)白(bái)的(de)。

    I don't know. Its dad's tail is white too.

  5. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，它(tā)在(zài)追(zhuī)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)尾巴(wěiba)！

    Look, it's chasing its own tail!

  6. Dengdeng

    它(tā)以为(yǐwéi)那(nà)是(shì)别(bié)的(de)狗(gǒu)。

    It thinks that's another dog.

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2 examples
01

兔(tù)子(zi)长(zhǎng)着(zhe)长(cháng)长(cháng)的(de)耳(ěr)朵(duo)和(hé)短(duǎn)短(duǎn)的(de)尾(wěi)巴(ba)。

A rabbit has long ears and a short tail.

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

02

一(yì)只(zhī)猫(māo)有(yǒu)一(yì)条(tiáo)尾(wěi)巴(ba)和(hé)四(sì)只(zhī)脚(jiǎo)。

A cat has a tail and four legs.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by marcelostockle · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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