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山羊

shān yáng · shan yang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. goat
  2. (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
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The goat ate my ticket

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那只(nàzhǐ)山羊(shānyáng)在(zài)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    Look, what is that goat eating?

  2. Liangliang

    好像(hǎoxiàng)是(shì)一张(yīzhāng)纸(zhǐ)。

    It seems to be a piece of paper.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)电影票(diànyǐngpiào)！

    That is my movie ticket!

  4. Liangliang

    别急(biéjí)，山羊(shānyáng)吃(chī)得(de)很(hěn)慢(màn)，快(kuài)拿(ná)回来(huílai)！

    Don't panic, the goat eats slowly. Quick, take it back!

  5. Dengdeng

    太(tài)晚(wǎn)了(le)，山羊(shānyáng)已经(yǐjīng)吃完(chīwán)了(le)。

    Too late. The goat has already finished it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yí)个(gè)牧(mù)羊(yáng)人(rén)把(bǎ)他(tā)一(yì)身(shēn)白(bái)雪(xuě)的(de)山(shān)羊(yáng)赶(gǎn)进(jìn)被(bèi)遗(yí)弃(qì)的(de)山(shān)洞(dòng)躲(duǒ)避(bì)暴(bào)风(fēng)雪(xuě)。

A goatherd drove his goats, all white with snow, into a deserted cave for shelter.

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

02

奶(nǎi)酪(lào)是(shì)由(yóu)母(mǔ)牛(niú)、山(shān)羊(yáng)、绵(mián)羊(yáng)或(huò)其(qí)它(tā)哺(bǔ)乳(rǔ)动(dòng)物(wù)的(de)奶(nǎi)加(jiā)工(gōng)制(zhì)成(chéng)的(de)固(gù)体(tǐ)食(shí)物(wù)。

Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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