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技巧

jì qiǎo · ji qiao

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HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. skill
  2. technique
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In a conversation

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The jump rope trick

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)跳绳(tiàoshéng)跳(tiào)得(de)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)。

    You skip rope really well.

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)里面(lǐmiàn)有(yǒu)技巧(jìqiǎo)的(de)。

    There is a trick to it.

  3. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)技巧(jìqiǎo)？快(kuài)告诉(gàosu)我(wǒ)。

    What trick? Tell me quickly.

  4. Dengdeng

    手(shǒu)不要(bùyào)太(tài)用力(yònglì)，手腕(shǒuwàn)动(dòng)一点(yīdiǎn)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    Do not use too much hand strength. Just move your wrist a little.

  5. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)技巧(jìqiǎo)这么(zhème)简单(jiǎndān)！

    So the trick is that simple!

  6. Dengdeng

    但是(dànshì)我(wǒ)练习(liànxí)了(le)三(sān)年(nián)。

    But I practiced for three years.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

演(yǎn)说(shuō)家(jiā)为(wèi)了(le)征(zhēng)服(fú)他(tā)的(de)听(tīng)众(zhòng)，不(bù)惜(xī)使(shǐ)用(yòng)他(tā)在(zài)交(jiāo)流(liú)课(kè)上(shàng)学(xué)到(dào)的(de)修(xiū)辞(cí)技(jì)巧(qiǎo)。

To win his audience, the speaker resorted to using rhetorical techniques he learned from his communication courses.

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

02

学(xué)好(hǎo)一(yì)门(mén)乐(yuè)器(qì)需(xū)要(yào)长(cháng)期(qī)练(liàn)习(xí)，也(yě)需(xū)要(yào)掌(zhǎng)握(wò)正(zhèng)确(què)的(de)技(jì)巧(qiǎo)。

Learning an instrument well requires long-term practice and mastering the correct techniques.

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