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恐龙

kǒng lóng · kong long

Traditional 恐龍

HSK 7–9Measure words: 头 tóu, 只 zhī

Meaning

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  1. dinosaur
  2. (old) (slang) ugly person
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Dinosaur for dinner

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)是(shì)什么(shénme)书(shū)？

    What book is that in your hand?

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)一本(yīběn)恐龙(kǒnglóng)的(de)书(shū)，里面(lǐmiàn)有(yǒu)很(hěn)大(dà)的(de)恐龙(kǒnglóng)。

    It's a dinosaur book. It has really big dinosaurs.

  3. Liangliang

    比(bǐ)我(wǒ)家(jiā)的(de)冰箱(bīngxiāng)还(hái)大(dà)吗(ma)？

    Bigger than my fridge?

  4. Dengdeng

    大(dà)多了(duōle)，一只(yīzhǐ)恐龙(kǒnglóng)一天(yītiān)能(néng)吃(chī)一棵(yīkē)树(shù)。

    Much bigger. One dinosaur could eat a tree a day.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)今晚(jīnwǎn)想(xiǎng)梦到(mèngdào)恐龙(kǒnglóng)，你(nǐ)来(lái)吗(ma)？

    I want to dream of dinosaurs tonight. Coming?

  6. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)，我(wǒ)带(dài)一棵(yīkē)树(shù)当(dāng)晚饭(wǎnfàn)。

    Sure, I'll bring a tree for dinner.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

恐(kǒng)龙(lóng)好(hǎo)久(jiǔ)以(yǐ)前(qián)就(jiù)灭(miè)绝(jué)了(le)。

Dinosaurs died out a very long time ago.

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

02

博(bó)物(wù)馆(guǎn)里(lǐ)展(zhǎn)出(chū)了(le)一(yí)具(jù)巨(jù)大(dà)的(de)恐(kǒng)龙(lóng)骨(gǔ)架(jià)。

A huge dinosaur skeleton is on display in the museum.

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