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巴黎

Bā lí · ba li

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Meaning

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  1. Paris, capital of France
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A postcard from Paris

  1. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)，我(wǒ)朋友(péngyou)从(cóng)巴黎(bālí)寄来(jìlái)了(le)一张(yīzhāng)明信片(míngxìnpiàn)。

    Look, my friend sent a postcard from Paris.

  2. Dengdeng

    巴黎(bālí)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)去(qù)！

    Paris is so beautiful. I want to go too!

  3. Liangliang

    明信片上(míngxìnpiànshàng)写着(xiězhe)：这里(zhèlǐ)的(de)面包(miànbāo)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    The postcard says: the bread here is delicious.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)明年(míngnián)去(qù)巴黎(bālí)吧(ba)！

    Then let's go to Paris next year!

  5. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)！可是(kěshì)我们(wǒmen)要先(yàoxiān)存钱(cúnqián)，一张(yīzhāng)机票(jīpiào)很(hěn)贵(guì)。

    Sure! But we need to save money first. A plane ticket is expensive.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)去(qù)楼下(lóuxià)的(de)面包店(miànbāodiàn)，假装(jiǎzhuāng)在(zài)巴黎(bālí)。

    Then let's go to the bakery downstairs first and pretend we're in Paris.

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2 examples
01

在(zài)巴(bā)黎(lí)待(dāi)得(de)越(yuè)久(jiǔ)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)越(yuè)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)巴(bā)黎(lí)。

The longer I stayed in Paris, the more I liked it.

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

02

我(wǒ)去(qù)巴(bā)黎(lí)读(dú)书(shū)之(zhī)前(qián)要(yào)先(xiān)练(liàn)好(hǎo)我(wǒ)的(de)法(fǎ)文(wén)。

I have to brush up my French before I go to Paris to study.

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

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