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液体

yè tǐ · ye ti

Traditional 液體

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. liquid
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Soup on a plane

  1. Liangliang

    里昂(lǐáng)，飞机上(fēijīshàng)不能(bùnéng)带(dài)太多(tàiduō)液体(yètǐ)。

    Leon, you can't carry too much liquid on a plane.

  2. Leon

    水(shuǐ)也(yě)是(shì)液体(yètǐ)吗(ma)？

    Is water a liquid too?

  3. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)，水(shuǐ)、牛奶(niúnǎi)、洗发水(xǐfàshuǐ)都(dōu)是(shì)液体(yètǐ)。

    Of course. Water, milk and shampoo are all liquids.

  4. Leon

    那(nà)我的(wǒde)汤(tāng)呢(ne)？

    And my soup?

  5. Liangliang

    汤(tāng)也(yě)是(shì)液体(yètǐ)，不能(bùnéng)带(dài)。

    Soup is a liquid too. You can't take it.

  6. Leon

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)把(bǎ)汤(tāng)喝了(hēle)！

    Fine, I'll drink the soup now!

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2 examples
01

水(shuǐ)是(shì)液(yè)体(tǐ)。冻(dòng)起(qǐ)来(lái)就(jiù)成(chéng)了(le)固(gù)体(tǐ)。

Water is liquid. When it freezes, it becomes solid.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)应(yīng)该(gāi)喝(hē)大(dà)量(liàng)的(de)液(yè)体(tǐ)。

You should drink a lot of liquid.

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

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