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松鼠

sōng shǔ · song shu

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Meaning

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  1. squirrel
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The squirrel and the peanuts

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，树上(shùshàng)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhī)松鼠(sōngshǔ)！

    Look, there's a squirrel in the tree!

  2. Dengdeng

    这只(zhèzhī)松鼠(sōngshǔ)在(zài)吃(chī)坚果(jiānguǒ)。

    This squirrel is eating a nut.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)花生(huāshēng)，给(gěi)它(tā)吧(ba)。

    I have peanuts. Let's give it some.

  4. Dengdeng

    它(tā)过来(guòlái)了(le)！它(tā)在(zài)看(kàn)你(nǐ)！

    It's coming over! It's looking at you!

  5. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，松鼠(sōngshǔ)把(bǎ)整包(zhěngbāo)花生(huāshēng)都(dōu)拿走(názǒu)了(le)！

    Wow, the squirrel took the whole bag of peanuts!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)是(shì)只(zhī)松(sōng)鼠(shǔ)，你(nǐ)会(huì)怎(zěn)么(me)做(zuò)？

If you were a squirrel, what would you do?

Tatoeba: Chinese by go_oo · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

松(sōng)鼠(shǔ)在(zài)树(shù)上(shàng)跳(tiào)来(lái)跳(tiào)去(qù)，忙(máng)着(zhe)收(shōu)集(jí)松(sōng)果(guǒ)。

The squirrel jumps back and forth in the tree, busy gathering pine cones.

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