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杂志

zá zhì · za zhi

Traditional 雜誌

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure words: 本 běn, 份 fèn, 期 qī

Meaning

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  1. magazine
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In a conversation

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A magazine never loses signal

  1. Liangliang

    这本(zhèběn)杂志(zázhì)好看(hǎokàn)吗(ma)？

    Is this magazine any good?

  2. Dengdeng

    很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)。里面(lǐmiàn)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)旅游(lǚyóu)照片(zhàopiàn)。

    Very. It has lots of travel photos.

  3. Liangliang

    借(jiè)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。

    Let me have a look.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)。不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)要(yào)还(huán)我(wǒ)。

    OK, but give it back to me.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)看(kàn)杂志(zázhì)，不(bù)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)？

    Why read a magazine and not your phone?

  6. Dengdeng

    杂志(zázhì)不会(bùhuì)没(méi)信号(xìnhào)。

    A magazine never loses signal.

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In a sentence

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01

这(zhè)本(běn)杂(zá)志(zhì)不(bú)要(yào)扔(rēng)。我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)看(kàn)呢(ne)。

Don't throw away this magazine. I haven't read it yet.

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

02

我(wǒ)能(néng)看(kàn)一(yì)眼(yǎn)那(nà)本(běn)杂(zá)志(zhì)吗(ma)？

Can I have a look at the magazine?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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杂
zá

mixed; miscellaneous

志
zhì

aspiration; ambition

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