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怪兽

guài shòu · guai shou

Traditional 怪獸

Meaning

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  1. rare animal
  2. mythical animal
  3. monster
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The duck monster

  1. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)！我的(wǒde)风筝(fēngzhēng)是(shì)一只(yīzhǐ)大(dà)怪兽(guàishòu)！

    Look! My kite is a big monster!

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)不像(bùxiàng)怪兽(guàishòu)，它(tā)像(xiàng)一只(yīzhǐ)小(xiǎo)鸭子(yāzi)！

    It does not look like a monster. It looks like a little duck!

  3. Liangliang

    是(shì)鸭子(yāzi)怪兽(guàishòu)！它(tā)要(yào)吃掉(chīdiào)天上(tiānshàng)的(de)云(yún)！

    It is a duck monster! It will eat the clouds in the sky!

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)可怕(kěpà)！快跑(kuàipǎo)，怪兽(guàishòu)来(lái)了(le)！

    So scary! Run, the monster is coming!

  5. Liangliang

    别怕(biépà)，怪兽(guàishòu)是(shì)我的(wǒde)风筝(fēngzhēng)，绳子(shéngzi)在(zài)我(wǒ)手里(shǒulǐ)。

    Do not be afraid. The monster is my kite, and the string is in my hand.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)要(yào)向(xiàng)这(zhè)个(ge)怪(guài)兽(shòu)投(tóu)降(xiáng)吗(ma)？

Are we going to surrender to these monsters?

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

02

电(diàn)影(yǐng)中(zhōng)的(de)怪(guài)兽(shòu)会(huì)践(jiàn)踏(tà)阻(zǔ)碍(ài)牠(tā)的(de)一(yí)切(qiè)事(shì)物(wù)。

The monster in the movie would stomp on anything that got in its way.

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

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