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左撇子

zuǒ piě zi · zuo pie zi

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Meaning

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  1. left-hander
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  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你的(nǐde)手(shǒu)又(yòu)碰到(pèngdào)我(wǒ)了(le)！

    Dengdeng, your hand bumped me again!

  2. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)是(shì)左撇子(zuǒpiězi)，用(yòng)左手(zuǒshǒu)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Sorry, I'm left-handed. I eat with my left hand.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)坐(zuò)左边(zuǒbian)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)坐(zuò)右边(yòubian)。

    Then you sit on the left and I'll sit on the right.

  4. Dengdeng

    好的(hǎode)，现在(xiànzài)不(bù)碰(pèng)了(le)！

    Okay, now we won't bump anymore!

  5. Liangliang

    等等(děngděng)，我(wǒ)也(yě)是(shì)左撇子(zuǒpiězi)！

    Wait, I'm a left-hander too!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)还是(háishi)会(huì)碰到(pèngdào)！

    Then we will still bump!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)妹(mèi)妹(mei)是(shì)左(zuǒ)撇(piě)子(zi)，她(tā)用(yòng)左(zuǒ)手(shǒu)写(xiě)字(zì)。

My younger sister is left-handed; she writes with her left hand.

02

很(hěn)多(duō)左(zuǒ)撇(piě)子(zi)用(yòng)专(zhuān)门(mén)设(shè)计(jì)的(de)剪(jiǎn)刀(dāo)。

Many left-handers use specially designed scissors.

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