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山谷

shān gǔ · shan gu

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Meaning

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  1. valley
  2. ravine
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Hello, valley

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)站(zhàn)在(zài)山谷(shāngǔ)里(lǐ)喊(hǎn)一声(yīshēng)吧(ba)。

    Let's stand in the valley and shout.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！喂(wèi)——！

    OK! Hello!

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，山谷(shāngǔ)也(yě)说(shuō)喂(wèi)！

    Listen, the valley says hello too!

  4. Dengdeng

    山谷(shāngǔ)，你好(nǐhǎo)吗(ma)？

    Valley, how are you?

  5. Liangliang

    山谷(shāngǔ)也(yě)问(wèn)你好(nǐhǎo)吗(ma)，它(tā)真(zhēn)有礼貌(yǒulǐmào)。

    The valley says how are you. It is so polite.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)山(shān)后(hòu)面(miàn)有(yǒu)个(gè)美(měi)丽(lì)的(de)山(shān)谷(gǔ)。

A beautiful valley lies behind the hill.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by mccarras · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

山(shān)谷(gǔ)中(zhōng)，薄(bó)雾(wù)如(rú)白(bái)色(sè)羽(yǔ)毛(máo)般(bān)缓(huǎn)缓(huǎn)升(shēng)腾(téng)，化(huà)作(zuò)一(yì)团(tuán)白(bái)云(yún)，遮(zhē)蔽(bì)了(le)一(yí)切(qiè)。

Down in the valley a mist like a white feather rose gently into a white cloud, and obscured everything.

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

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