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梨

lí · li

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. pear
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Sharing a pear

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)梨(lí)很大(hěndà)，我们(wǒmen)分着(fēnzhe)吃(chī)吧(ba)。

    This pear is big. Let's share it.

  2. Liangliang

    分(fēn)梨(lí)？不行(bùxíng)不行(bùxíng)！

    Share a pear? No, no!

  3. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)不行(bùxíng)？

    Why not?

  4. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)分(fēn)梨(lí)听起来(tīngqilai)像(xiàng)分离(fēnlí)，奶奶(nǎinai)说(shuō)不吉利(bùjílì)。

    Because sharing a pear sounds like parting. Grandma says it is bad luck.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)一人(yīrén)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)梨(lí)吧(ba)。

    Then let's each buy one pear.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)吃(chī)你的(nǐde)梨(lí)，我(wǒ)吃(chī)我的(wǒde)。

    OK, you eat your pear and I eat mine.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)是(shì)只(zhī)梨(lí)，不(bú)是(shì)苹(píng)果(guǒ)。

This is a pear, not an apple.

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02

妈(mā)妈(ma)把(bǎ)梨(lí)切(qiē)成(chéng)小(xiǎo)块(kuài)，放(fàng)在(zài)盘(pán)子(zi)里(lǐ)。

Mom cut the pear into small pieces and put them on a plate.

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