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椰子

yē zi · ye zi

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. a coconut palm
  2. a coconut
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One coconut, two ways

  1. Liangliang

    夜市(yèshì)有(yǒu)椰子(yēzi)水(shuǐ)，你(nǐ)要(yào)不要(bùyào)？

    The night market has coconut water. Do you want some?

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)喝(hē)一个(yīgè)椰子(yēzi)。

    Sure, I want to drink a coconut.

  3. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，两个(liǎnggè)椰子(yēzi)，谢谢(xièxie)！

    Boss, two coconuts, please!

  4. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)椰子(yēzi)好(hǎo)大(dà)，我(wǒ)喝(hē)不完(bùwán)。

    This coconut is so big. I can't finish it.

  5. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，喝完(hēwán)以后(yǐhòu)他(tā)可以(kěyǐ)帮(bāng)我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)椰子(yēzi)切开(qiēkāi)。

    The boss says that after we finish drinking, he can cut the coconut open for us.

  6. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！一个(yīgè)椰子(yēzi)，两种(liǎngzhǒng)吃法(chīfǎ)。

    Great! One coconut, two ways to enjoy it.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)吃(chī)椰(yē)子(zi)味(wèi)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)。

She does not like to eat coconut-flavored things.

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)海(hǎi)边(biān)喝(hē)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)新(xīn)鲜(xiān)的(de)椰(yē)子(zi)。

We drank a fresh coconut at the beach.

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