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样子

yàng zi · yang zi

Traditional 樣子

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. appearance
  2. manner
  3. pattern
  4. model
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In a conversation

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The portrait

  1. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)，我(wǒ)画(huà)了(le)你(nǐ)！

    Look, I drew you!

  2. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，我(wǒ)是(shì)这个(zhège)样子(yàngzi)吗(ma)？

    Ha ha, is this what I look like?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，这(zhè)是(shì)你(nǐ)睡觉(shuìjiào)的(de)样子(yàngzi)。

    Yes, this is you when you sleep.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)睡觉(shuìjiào)是(shì)这个(zhège)样子(yàngzi)？我(wǒ)还(hái)抱着(bàozhe)一个(yīgè)枕头(zhěntou)？

    That's how I look when I sleep? And I'm hugging a pillow?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)是(shì)这个(zhège)样子(yàngzi)！

    Yes. You look like that every day!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)她(tā)因(yīn)我(wǒ)的(de)笑(xiào)话(hua)而(ér)欢(huān)笑(xiào)的(de)样(yàng)子(zi)。

I like the way she laughs at my jokes.

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

02

做(zuò)得(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)好(hǎo)。就(jiù)照(zhào)这(zhè)个(ge)样(yàng)子(zi)继(jì)续(xù)下(xià)去(qù)。

You are doing very well. Keep it up.

Tatoeba: Chinese by pftest2382785 · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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The characters

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样
yàng

manner; pattern

子
zǐ

son; child

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