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日本

Rì běn · ri ben

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  1. Japan
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A trip to Japan

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)下个月(xiàgèyuè)去(qù)日本(rìběn)开会(kāihuì)。

    Next month I am going to Japan for a meeting.

  2. Liangliang

    去(qù)日本(rìběn)？太好了(tàihǎole)！

    Going to Japan? Great!

  3. Dengdeng

    公司(gōngsī)已经(yǐjīng)订(dìng)了(le)机票(jīpiào)。

    The company has already booked the plane ticket.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你的(nǐde)护照(hùzhào)呢(ne)？

    Then where is your passport?

  5. Dengdeng

    护照(hùzhào)？我(wǒ)还(hái)没有(méiyǒu)护照(hùzhào)呢(ne)！

    Passport? I do not have a passport yet!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)去不了(qùbuliǎo)日本(rìběn)，快(kuài)去(qù)办(bàn)吧(ba)！

    Then you cannot go to Japan. Go and apply quickly!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

日(rì)本(běn)上(shàng)班(bān)族(zú)工(gōng)作(zuò)得(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)辛(xīn)苦(kǔ)。

Japanese office workers work very hard.

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

02

许(xǔ)多(duō)日(rì)本(běn)的(de)年(nián)轻(qīng)人(rén)吃(chī)面(miàn)包(bāo)当(dàng)作(zuò)早(zǎo)餐(cān)。

Many young people in Japan eat bread for breakfast.

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

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