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měi · mei

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HSK 3Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. each
  2. every
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The singing neighbour

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)邻居(línjū)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)六点(liùdiǎn)唱歌(chànggē)。

    My neighbour sings every morning at six.

  2. Liangliang

    每天(měitiān)？

    Every day?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，每次(měicì)都(dōu)是(shì)同一首(tóngyīshǒu)歌(gē)。

    Yes, it's the same song every time.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)会(huì)唱(chàng)了(le)吧(ba)？

    Then you can sing it by now, right?

  5. Dengdeng

    会(huì)！昨天(zuótiān)他(tā)没(méi)唱(chàng)，我(wǒ)睡不着(shuìbùzháo)，就(jiù)自己(zìjǐ)唱(chàng)了(le)。

    I can! Yesterday he didn't sing, I couldn't sleep, so I sang it myself.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

该(gāi)实(shí)验(yàn)的(de)每(měi)一(yí)步(bù)都(dōu)是(shì)经(jīng)过(guò)深(shēn)思(sī)熟(shú)虑(lǜ)的(de)。

Every step in the experiment was deliberate.

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

02

这(zhè)舞(wǔ)者(zhě)的(de)每(měi)一(yí)个(gè)动(dòng)作(zuò)都(dōu)是(shì)完(wán)美(měi)的(de)。

Each movement of the dancer was perfect.

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

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