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杂耍

zá shuǎ · za shua

Traditional 雜耍

Meaning

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  1. a sideshow
  2. vaudeville
  3. juggling
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In a conversation

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Street juggling

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那边(nàbian)有人(yǒurén)在(zài)表演(biǎoyǎn)杂耍(záshuǎ)！

    Look, someone over there is juggling!

  2. Liangliang

    他(tā)同时(tóngshí)扔(rēng)五个(wǔgè)球(qiú)！

    He's throwing five balls at once!

  3. Dengdeng

    杂耍(záshuǎ)很(hěn)难(nán)，我(wǒ)学(xué)了(le)一个(yīgè)月(yuè)才(cái)会(huì)扔(rēng)两个(liǎnggè)。

    Juggling is hard. I studied for a month before I could throw two.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)在(zài)家(jiā)练(liàn)杂耍(záshuǎ)，用(yòng)了(le)三个(sāngè)苹果(píngguǒ)。

    Yesterday I practised juggling at home, with three apples.

  5. Dengdeng

    成功(chénggōng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did it work?

  6. Liangliang

    两个(liǎnggè)掉(diào)地上(dìshang)了(le)，第三个(dìsāngè)我(wǒ)吃(chī)了(le)。

    Two fell on the floor, and I ate the third.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

广(guǎng)场(chǎng)上(shàng)有(yǒu)人(rén)在(zài)表(biǎo)演(yǎn)杂(zá)耍(shuǎ)，吸(xī)引(yǐn)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)观(guān)众(zhòng)。

Someone was performing juggling in the square, attracting many spectators.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)节(jié)目(mù)把(bǎ)杂(zá)耍(shuǎ)和(hé)音(yīn)乐(yuè)结(jié)合(hé)在(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)。

This show combines juggling with music.

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