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枕头

zhěn tou · zhen tou

Traditional 枕頭

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. pillow
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Why Dengdeng cannot sleep

  1. Dengdeng

    昨晚(zuówǎn)没(méi)睡好(shuìhǎo)，枕头(zhěntou)太高(tàigāo)了(le)。

    I did not sleep well last night. The pillow was too high.

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)换(huàn)个(gè)枕头(zhěntou)吧(ba)。

    Then change to another pillow.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)换了(huànle)三个(sāngè)枕头(zhěntou)，还是(háishi)睡不好(shuìbùhǎo)。

    I tried three pillows. Still no good.

  4. Liangliang

    也许(yěxǔ)不是(bùshì)枕头(zhěntou)的(de)问题(wèntí)，你(nǐ)晚上(wǎnshang)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Maybe it is not the pillow. Did you drink coffee at night?

  5. Dengdeng

    喝了(hēle)两杯(liǎngbēi)。

    Two cups.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)问题(wèntí)在(zài)咖啡(kāfēi)，不在(bùzài)枕头(zhěntou)！

    Then the problem is the coffee, not the pillow!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)还(hái)需(xū)要(yào)一(yí)个(ge)枕(zhěn)头(tou)。

I need another pillow.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)枕(zhěn)头(tou)太(tài)软(ruǎn)了(le)，我(wǒ)睡(shuì)得(de)不(bù)舒(shū)服(fu)。

This pillow is too soft, so I didn't sleep comfortably.

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