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手表

shǒu biǎo · shou biao

Traditional 手錶

HSK 2Measure words: 块 kuài, 只 zhī, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. wristwatch
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In a conversation

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Five minutes fast

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)手表(shǒubiǎo)真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    Your watch looks great.

  2. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！可是(kěshì)它(tā)慢(màn)了(le)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)。

    Thanks! But it's five minutes slow.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)上班(shàngbān)会(huì)迟到(chídào)吧(ba)？

    Then you must be late for work.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)把(bǎ)手表(shǒubiǎo)调快(diàokuài)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)，就(jiù)不会(bùhuì)迟到(chídào)了(le)。

    Every day I set the watch five minutes fast, so I'm not late.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)它(tā)快(kuài)了(le)，所以(suǒyǐ)你(nǐ)还是(háishi)会(huì)慢慢来(mànmànlái)。

    But you know it's fast, so you take your time anyway.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)叔(shū)叔(shu)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)一(yí)块(kuài)漂(piào)亮(liang)的(de)手(shǒu)表(biǎo)。

I was given a nice watch by my uncle.

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

02

我(wǒ)花(huā)了(le)五(wǔ)十(shí)美(měi)元(yuán)修(xiū)好(hǎo)了(le)手(shǒu)表(biǎo)。

It cost me 50 dollars to have my watch fixed.

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

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The characters

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手
shǒu

hand; (formal) to hold

表
biǎo

exterior surface; family relationship via females

Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.

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