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望远镜

wàng yuǎn jìng · wang yuan jing

Traditional 望遠鏡

HSK 7–9Measure words: 付 fù, 副 fù, 部 bù

Meaning

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  1. binoculars
  2. telescope
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The backwards binoculars

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)望远镜(wàngyuǎnjìng)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)看(kàn)鸟(niǎo)吧(ba)。

    I brought binoculars. Let us go look at birds.

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)，让(ràng)我(wǒ)先(xiān)看(kàn)！

    OK, let me look first!

  3. Liangliang

    给(gěi)你(nǐ)望远镜(wàngyuǎnjìng)。你(nǐ)看到(kàndào)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    Here are the binoculars. What do you see?

  4. Dengdeng

    这只(zhèzhǐ)鸟(niǎo)好(hǎo)小(xiǎo)啊(a)！

    This bird is so small!

  5. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)鸟(niǎo)小(xiǎo)，你(nǐ)把(bǎ)望远镜(wàngyuǎnjìng)拿反(náfǎn)了(le)。

    The bird is not small. You are holding the binoculars backwards.

  6. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)那座(nàzuò)山(shān)也(yě)变小(biànxiǎo)了(le)。

    No wonder that mountain got smaller too.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)知(zhī)道(dào)显(xiǎn)微(wēi)镜(jìng)和(hé)望(wàng)远(yuǎn)镜(jìng)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)分(fēn)别(bié)吗(ma)？

Do you know the difference between a microscope and a telescope?

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02

他(tā)用(yòng)望(wàng)远(yuǎn)镜(jìng)观(guān)察(chá)远(yuǎn)处(chù)山(shān)上(shàng)的(de)鸟(niǎo)。

He uses binoculars to observe birds on the distant mountain.

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