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波士顿

Bō shì dùn · bo shi dun

Traditional 波士頓

Meaning

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  1. Boston, capital of Massachusetts
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Boston in summer

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)暑假(shǔjià)要(yào)去(qù)波士顿(bōshìdùn)看(kàn)朋友(péngyou)。

    I'm going to Boston in the summer holiday to see a friend.

  2. Liangliang

    波士顿(bōshìdùn)很(hěn)冷(lěng)吧(ba)？你(nǐ)要(yào)带(dài)厚(hòu)外套(wàitào)。

    Boston is cold, right? You should bring a thick coat.

  3. Dengdeng

    夏天(xiàtiān)不(bù)冷(lěng)，有(yǒu)二十(èrshí)多(duō)度(dù)呢(ne)。

    It isn't cold in summer. It's over twenty degrees.

  4. Liangliang

    是吗(shìma)？我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)那儿(nàr)一直(yīzhí)下雪(xiàxuě)。

    Really? I thought it snowed there all the time.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)去过(qùguò)波士顿(bōshìdùn)吗(ma)？

    Have you been to Boston?

  6. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)是(shì)在(zài)电影(diànyǐng)里(lǐ)看到(kàndào)的(de)。

    No, I saw it in a movie.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)下(xià)定(dìng)决(jué)心(xīn)要(yào)去(qù)波(bō)士(shì)顿(dùn)念(niàn)书(shū)。

Tom has made up his mind to go to Boston to study.

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

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)朋(péng)友(you)住(zhù)在(zài)波(bō)士(shì)顿(dùn)。

Tom has many friends living in Boston.

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

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