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气球

qì qiú · qi qiu

Traditional 氣球

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. balloon
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The runaway balloon

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那个(nàge)小孩(xiǎohái)的(de)气球(qìqiú)飞走(fēizǒu)了(le)！

    Look, that child's balloon flew away!

  2. Liangliang

    快(kuài)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)帮(bāng)他(tā)抓(zhuā)。

    Quick, let us go help him catch it.

  3. Dengdeng

    太(tài)高(gāo)了(le)，抓不到(zhuābùdào)。

    Too high. We cannot catch it.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)再(zài)给(gěi)他(tā)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)气球(qìqiú)吧(ba)。

    Let us buy him another balloon.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)红(hóng)的(de)，他(tā)会(huì)喜欢(xǐhuan)。

    OK, buy a red one. He will like it.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)买(mǎi)红(hóng)的(de)，我(wǒ)买(mǎi)黄(huáng)的(de)，我们(wǒmen)自己(zìjǐ)也(yě)玩(wán)一个(yīgè)！

    You buy a red one and I will buy a yellow one. We will play too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)颗(kē)气(qì)球(qiú)被(bèi)树(shù)绊(bàn)住(zhù)了(le)。

The balloon was caught in the tree.

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

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)把(bǎ)气(qì)球(qiú)吹(chuī)得(de)又(yòu)大(dà)又(yòu)圆(yuán)。

The children blew the balloons up big and round.

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