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明信片

míng xìn piàn · ming xin pian

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  1. postcard
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The postcard from Yunnan

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)收到(shōudào)我(wǒ)从(cóng)云南(yúnnán)寄(jì)的(de)明信片(míngxìnpiàn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, did you get the postcard I sent from Yunnan?

  2. Liangliang

    还(hái)没有(méiyǒu)。你(nǐ)是(shì)什么时候(shénmeshíhou)寄(jì)的(de)？

    Not yet. When did you send it?

  3. Dengdeng

    十天前(shítiānqián)。明信片(míngxìnpiàn)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一座(yīzuò)雪山(xuěshān)。

    Ten days ago. The postcard has a snowy mountain on it.

  4. Liangliang

    十天(shítiān)了(le)？明信片(míngxìnpiàn)是(shì)走路(zǒulù)去(qù)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Ten days? Did the postcard walk?

  5. Dengdeng

    糟糕(zāogāo)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)你(nǐ)家(jiā)的(de)地址(dìzhǐ)写成(xiěchéng)了(le)我(wǒ)家(jiā)。

    Oh no, I wrote my home address instead of yours.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)回家(huíjiā)就(jiù)能(néng)看到(kàndào)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)明信片(míngxìnpiàn)了(le)！

    Then you will see your own postcard when you get home!

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2 examples
01

寄(jì)一(yì)张(zhāng)明(míng)信(xìn)片(piàn)到(dào)澳(ào)大(dà)利(lì)亚(yà)多(duō)少(shǎo)钱(qián)？

How much does it cost to send a postcard to Australia?

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

02

准(zhǔn)备(bèi)五(wǔ)张(zhāng)明(míng)信(xìn)片(piàn)大(dà)小(xiǎo)的(de)硬(yìng)纸(zhǐ)板(bǎn)。

Prepare five postcard sized pieces of cardboard.

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

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