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抽屉

chōu ti · chou ti

Traditional 抽屜

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. drawer
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In a conversation

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Twelve pairs of scissors

  1. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)剪刀(jiǎndāo)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    Where did my scissors go?

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看看(kànkan)第一个(dìyīgè)抽屉(chōuti)。

    Look in the first drawer.

  3. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)抽屉(chōuti)里(lǐ)只有(zhǐyǒu)三把(sānbǎ)尺子(chǐzi)。

    There are only three rulers in this drawer.

  4. Dengdeng

    第二个(dìèrgè)抽屉(chōuti)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)十二把(shíèrbǎ)剪刀(jiǎndāo)！

    The second drawer has twelve pairs of scissors!

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)买(mǎi)这么多(zhèmeduō)？

    Why did you buy so many?

  6. Dengdeng

    每次(měicì)找不到(zhǎobudào)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)再(zài)买(mǎi)一把(yībǎ)。

    Every time I can't find one, I just buy another.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)地(de)把(bǎ)他(tā)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)放(fàng)进(jìn)了(le)抽(chōu)屉(ti)。

He carefully put his things in the drawer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by bigfatpanda · English by JimmyUK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)把(bǎ)它(tā)放(fàng)在(zài)了(le)抽(chōu)屉(ti)里(lǐ)。

I put it in the drawer.

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

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