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条纹

tiáo wén · tiao wen

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  1. stripe
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Zebra at the zoo

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)动物园(dòngwùyuán)看到(kàndào)了(le)一匹(yīpǐ)斑马(bānmǎ)。

    I saw a zebra at the zoo.

  2. Dengdeng

    斑马(bānmǎ)身上(shēnshang)的(de)条纹(tiáowén)真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    A zebra's stripes are really pretty.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)吗(ma)？每匹(měipǐ)斑马(bānmǎ)的(de)条纹(tiáowén)都(dōu)不(bù)一样(yīyàng)。

    Did you know? Every zebra's stripes are different.

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？像(xiàng)人(rén)的(de)指纹(zhǐwén)一样(yīyàng)？

    Really? Like human fingerprints?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这匹(zhèpǐ)的(de)条纹(tiáowén)特别(tèbié)大(dà)。

    Yes. Look, this one's stripes are especially big.

  6. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)一匹(yīpǐ)白马(báimǎ)，条纹(tiáowén)是(shì)小孩(xiǎohái)画(huà)上去(shàngqù)的(de)！

    This is a white horse. A child drew the stripes on it!

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)有(yǒu)看(kàn)到(dào)过(guò)一(yí)个(gè)穿(chuān)着(zhe)灰(huī)白(bái)条(tiáo)纹(wén)衬(chèn)衫(shān)的(de)小(xiǎo)孩(hái)子(zi)吗(ma)？

Have you seen a little child wearing a grey‑and‑white striped shirt?

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

02

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)试(shì)一(yí)下(xià)那(nà)条(tiáo)蓝(lán)色(sè)条(tiáo)纹(wén)裙(qún)。

I would like to try the blue striped skirt.

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

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