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池塘

chí táng · chi tang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. pool
  2. pond
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Feeding the fish

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，池塘(chítáng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)好多(hǎoduō)小(xiǎo)鱼(yú)！

    Look, there are lots of little fish in the pond!

  2. Liangliang

    还有(háiyǒu)荷叶(héyè)！这个(zhège)池塘(chítáng)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)。

    And lotus leaves! This pond is so pretty.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)在(zài)池塘(chítáng)边(biān)坐(zuò)一会儿(yīhuìr)吗(ma)？

    Do you want to sit by the pond for a while?

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)面包(miànbāo)给(gěi)鱼(yú)吃(chī)。

    Okay. I brought bread for the fish.

  5. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，鱼(yú)都(dōu)游(yóu)过来(guòlái)了(le)，连(lián)鸭子(yāzi)也(yě)来(lái)了(le)！

    Wow, the fish all swam over, and even a duck came!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

池(chí)塘(táng)的(de)四(sì)周(zhōu)以(yǐ)前(qián)种(zhòng)满(mǎn)了(le)大(dà)树(shù)。

There used to be big trees around the pond.

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

02

他(tā)扔(rēng)了(le)一(yí)块(kuài)石(shí)头(tou)到(dào)池(chí)塘(táng)里(lǐ)。

He threw a stone into the pond.

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

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