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拉链

lā liàn · la lian

Traditional 拉鏈

Meaning

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  1. zipper
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A stuck zip

  1. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)包(bāo)，拉链(lāliàn)坏了(huàile)！

    My bag, the zip is broken!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。拉链(lāliàn)不动了(bùdòngle)。

    Let me look. The zip does not move.

  3. Dengdeng

    能(néng)打开(dǎkāi)吗(ma)？

    Can you open it?

  4. Liangliang

    慢一点(mànyīdiǎn)，拉链(lāliàn)不能(bùnéng)硬拉(yìnglā)。

    Slowly. You cannot force a zip.

  5. Liangliang

    开了(kāile)！

    It is open!

  6. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！不过(bùguò)你的(nǐde)外套(wàitào)拉链(lāliàn)也(yě)没(méi)拉好(lāhǎo)。

    Thanks! But your coat zip is not done up either.

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2 examples
01

有(yǒu)垫(diàn)布(bù)与(yǔ)拉(lā)链(liàn)的(de)帐(zhàng)篷(peng)可(kě)以(yǐ)做(zuò)到(dào)防(fáng)虫(chóng)密(mì)闭(bì)。

A tent with a floor and a zipper is bug tight.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by halfb1t · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)外(wài)套(tào)拉(lā)链(liàn)坏(huài)了(le)，得(děi)找(zhǎo)师(shī)傅(fu)修(xiū)一(yí)下(xià)。

The zipper on my jacket is broken, so I need to find someone to fix it.

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