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按钮

àn niǔ · an niu

Traditional 按鈕

Meaning

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  1. push button
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Which button?

  1. Liangliang

    电梯(diàntī)里(lǐ)的(de)按钮(ànniǔ)真(zhēn)多(duō)，我(wǒ)按(àn)哪个(nǎge)？

    There are so many buttons in the elevator. Which one do I press?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)要(yào)去(qù)几楼(jǐlóu)？

    Which floor do you want?

  3. Liangliang

    八楼(bālóu)。

    The eighth floor.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)就(jiù)按(àn)写着(xiězhe)八(bā)的(de)按钮(ànniǔ)。

    Then press the button that says eight.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)按(àn)了(le)，可是(kěshì)它(tā)不(bù)亮(liàng)。

    I pressed it, but it does not light up.

  6. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)按钮(ànniǔ)坏(huài)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)楼梯(lóutī)吧(ba)！

    This button is broken. Let us take the stairs!

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01

按(àn)下(xià)这(zhè)个(gè)按(àn)钮(niǔ), 窗(chuāng)口(kǒu)会(huì)自(zì)动(dòng)打(dǎ)开(kāi)。

If you press this button the window opens automatically.

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

02

电(diàn)梯(tī)的(de)按(àn)钮(niǔ)坏(huài)了(le)，我(wǒ)们(men)只(zhǐ)能(néng)走(zǒu)楼(lóu)梯(tī)。

The elevator button is broken, so we can only take the stairs.

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