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深度

shēn dù · shen du

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HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. depth
  2. (of a speech etc) profundity
  3. advanced stage of development
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In a conversation

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The movie with depth

  1. Dengdeng

    这部(zhèbù)电影(diànyǐng)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How was the movie?

  2. Liangliang

    很(hěn)好(hǎo)，特别(tèbié)有(yǒu)深度(shēndù)。

    Very good. It has real depth.

  3. Dengdeng

    有深度(yǒushēndù)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看到(kàndào)一只(yīzhǐ)狗(gǒu)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)跑(pǎo)。

    Depth? I only saw a dog running the whole time.

  4. Liangliang

    那只(nàzhǐ)狗(gǒu)跑(pǎo)的(de)路线(lùxiàn)，才(cái)有(yǒu)深度(shēndù)。

    The route that dog ran is the part with depth.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，下次(xiàcì)我(wǒ)认真(rènzhēn)看(kàn)那只(nàzhǐ)狗(gǒu)。

    Okay, next time I'll watch that dog carefully.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)写(xiě)了(le)篇(piān)非(fēi)常(cháng)有(yǒu)深(shēn)度(dù)的(de)报(bào)道(dào)。

Tom wrote a very profound report.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

患(huàn)者(zhě)现(xiàn)在(zài)处(chǔ)于(yú)深(shēn)度(dù)昏(hūn)迷(mí)状(zhuàng)态(tài)。

The patient is in a state of profound stupor.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by wwkudu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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