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海盗

hǎi dào · hai dao

Traditional 海盜

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. pirate
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Pirate party

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)社区(shèqū)有(yǒu)海盗(hǎidào)派对(pàiduì)，我们(wǒmen)也(yě)去(qù)吧(ba)！

    The neighborhood has a pirate party today. Let’s go too!

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)！我(wǒ)要(yào)当(dāng)海盗(hǎidào)船长(chuánzhǎng)！

    Sure! I want to be the pirate captain!

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)当(dāng)普通(pǔtōng)海盗(hǎidào)就行(jiùxíng)，还(hái)要(yào)戴(dài)眼罩(yǎnzhào)。

    I’ll be an ordinary pirate. I also have to wear an eye patch.

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)到(dào)了(le)。咦(yí)，这里(zhèlǐ)的(de)海盗(hǎidào)都是(dōushì)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)。

    We’re here. Huh, all the pirates here are kids.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)就是(jiùshì)最大(zuìdà)的(de)海盗(hǎidào)了(le)。

    Then we’re the biggest pirates.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，小海盗们(xiǎohǎidàomen)，船长(chuánzhǎng)来(lái)了(le)！

    OK, little pirates, the captain is here!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

海(hǎi)盗(dào)把(bǎ)财(cái)宝(bǎo)藏(cáng)进(jìn)了(le)地(dì)底(dǐ)。

The pirates buried their treasure in the ground.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by U2FS · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)玩(wán)海(hǎi)盗(dào)游(yóu)戏(xì)。

The children are playing a pirate game in the park.

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