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彩虹

cǎi hóng · cai hong

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 5Measure word: 道 dào

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  1. rainbow
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Counting the rainbow

  1. Dengdeng

    快看(kuàikàn)，天上(tiānshàng)有(yǒu)彩虹(cǎihóng)！

    Look quick, there's a rainbow in the sky!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)！雨(yǔ)刚(gāng)停(tíng)，就(jiù)有(yǒu)彩虹(cǎihóng)了(le)。

    Really! The rain just stopped and there's a rainbow.

  3. Dengdeng

    彩虹(cǎihóng)有(yǒu)几种(jǐzhǒng)颜色(yánsè)？

    How many colors does a rainbow have?

  4. Liangliang

    七种(qīzhǒng)：红(hóng)橙(chéng)黄(huáng)绿(lǜ)青(qīng)蓝(lán)紫(zǐ)。

    Seven: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)数到(shǔdào)六种(liùzhǒng)，少了(shǎole)一种(yīzhǒng)。

    I only counted six. One is missing.

  6. Liangliang

    是不是(shìbùshì)你(nǐ)没(méi)戴(dài)眼镜(yǎnjìng)？

    Maybe you're not wearing your glasses?

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2 examples
01

喏(nuò)，快(kuài)看(kàn)快(kuài)看(kàn)！那(nà)有(yǒu)一(yí)道(dào)巨(jù)大(dà)的(de)彩(cǎi)虹(hóng)！

Oh, look, look! There's a big rainbow over there!

Tatoeba: Chinese by SbrAkr · English by WestofEden · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)见(jiàn)到(dào)今(jīn)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)的(de)彩(cǎi)虹(hóng)了(le)吗(ma)？

Did you see the rainbow this morning?

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

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