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沙拉

shā lā · sha la

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  1. salad (loanword)
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Two salads

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，晚饭(wǎnfàn)我(wǒ)做(zuò)了(le)沙拉(shālā)。

    Liangliang, I made salad for dinner.

  2. Liangliang

    太巧了(tàiqiǎole)，我(wǒ)也(yě)做(zuò)了(le)沙拉(shālā)！

    What a coincidence, I made salad too!

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)沙拉(shālā)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    What's in your salad?

  4. Liangliang

    西红柿(xīhóngshì)、黄瓜(huángguā)，还有(háiyǒu)一点(yīdiǎn)苹果(píngguǒ)。

    Tomato, cucumber, and a little apple.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)沙拉(shālā)也(yě)是(shì)！

    Mine too!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)吃(chī)两份(liǎngfèn)，明天(míngtiān)吃(chī)饺子(jiǎozi)吧(ba)。

    Then let's eat two portions today and dumplings tomorrow.

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2 examples
01

玛(mǎ)莉(lì)在(zài)沙(shā)拉(lā)里(lǐ)放(fàng)了(le)一(yì)些(xiē)烤(kǎo)山(shān)核(hé)桃(tao)。

Mary put some roasted pecans into her salad.

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

02

玛(mǎ)丽(lì)做(zuò)了(le)羽(yǔ)衣(yī)甘(gān)蓝(lán)藜(lí)麦(mài)沙(shā)拉(lā)。

Mary made a kale and quinoa salad.

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

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