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海豹

hǎi bào · hai bao

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Meaning

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  1. (zoology) seal
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The seal show

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那(nà)只(zhī)海豹(hǎibào)在(zài)拍手(pāishǒu)！

    Look, that seal is clapping!

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)真(zhēn)聪明(cōngming)，海豹(hǎibào)还(hái)会(huì)顶球(dǐngqiú)呢(ne)。

    It's so smart. Seals can even balance balls.

  3. Dengdeng

    它(tā)为什么(wèishénme)一直(yīzhí)看着(kànzhe)我们(wǒmen)？

    Why does it keep looking at us?

  4. Liangliang

    可能(kěnéng)它(tā)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)鱼(yú)。你(nǐ)包(bāo)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    Maybe it wants fish. What's in your bag?

  5. Dengdeng

    只有(zhǐyǒu)苹果(píngguǒ)。我(wǒ)给(gěi)它(tā)一个(yīgè)吧(ba)。

    Only apples. I'll give it one.

  6. Liangliang

    它(tā)摇头(yáotóu)了(le)！这(zhè)只(zhī)海豹(hǎibào)不(bù)吃(chī)水果(shuǐguǒ)。

    It shook its head! This seal doesn't eat fruit.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

海(hǎi)豹(bào)在(zài)冰(bīng)面(miàn)上(shàng)晒(shài)太(tài)阳(yáng)。

The seal is basking in the sun on the ice.

02

动(dòng)物(wù)园(yuán)里(lǐ)的(de)海(hǎi)豹(bào)游(yóu)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài)。

The seals in the zoo swim very fast.

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