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把戏

bǎ xì · ba xi

Traditional 把戲

Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. acrobatics; jugglery
  2. trick; ploy
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A new trick

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)手(shǒu)后面(hòumian)藏(cáng)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    Liangliang, what are you hiding behind your hand?

  2. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)啊(a)，什么(shénme)都(dōu)没有(méiyǒu)。

    Nothing. There's nothing at all.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)又(yòu)在(zài)耍(shuǎ)什么(shénme)把戏(bǎxì)？

    What trick are you up to this time?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)学(xué)了(le)一个(yīgè)新(xīn)把戏(bǎxì)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)！

    I learned a new trick. Look!

  5. Dengdeng

    咦(yí)，硬币(yìngbì)在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)！

    Huh, the coin is in my pocket!

  6. Liangliang

    厉害(lìhai)吧(ba)？这个(zhège)把戏(bǎxì)我(wǒ)练(liàn)了(le)一个月(yīgèyuè)。

    Amazing, right? I practiced this trick for a month.

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2 examples
01

猴(hóu)子(zi)能(néng)学(xué)会(huì)很(hěn)多(duō)把(bǎ)戏(xì)。

Monkeys can learn a lot of tricks.

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

02

老(lǎo)狗(gǒu)学(xué)不(bu)出(chū)新(xīn)把(bǎ)戏(xì)。

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

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