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征兆

zhēng zhào · zheng zhao

Traditional 徵兆

Meaning

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  1. omen
  2. sign (that sth is about to happen)
  3. warning sign
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Signs of hunger

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我的(wǒde)肚子(dùzi)在(zài)叫(jiào)。

    Dengdeng, my stomach is rumbling.

  2. Dengdeng

    这是(zhèshì)饿了(èle)的(de)征兆(zhēngzhào)。

    That is a sign that you are hungry.

  3. Liangliang

    还有(háiyǒu)别的(biéde)征兆(zhēngzhào)吗(ma)？

    Are there any other signs?

  4. Dengdeng

    还有(háiyǒu)，你(nǐ)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)看(kàn)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)。

    Yes, you keep looking at the roast sweet potatoes.

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，这些(zhèxiē)都(dōu)是(shì)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)的(de)征兆(zhēngzhào)！

    Yes, these are all signs that I want roast sweet potato!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

乌(wū)云(yún)是(shì)下(xià)雨(yǔ)的(de)征(zhēng)兆(zhào)。

Dark clouds are a sign of rain.

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

02

我(wǒ)会(huì)把(bǎ)它(tā)看(kàn)作(zuò)一(yí)个(gè)征(zhēng)兆(zhào)。

I would take it as a sign.

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

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