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港口

gǎng kǒu · gang kou

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  1. port
  2. harbor
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Going to the harbor

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)明天(míngtiān)去(qù)港口(gǎngkǒu)看(kàn)船(chuán)吧(ba)。

    Let us go to the harbor tomorrow to see the boats.

  2. Liangliang

    港口(gǎngkǒu)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)好看(hǎokàn)的(de)？

    What is worth seeing at the harbor?

  3. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)大船(dàchuán)，还有(háiyǒu)海鲜(hǎixiān)市场(shìchǎng)。

    Lots of big ships, and a seafood market.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)早点(zǎodiǎn)去(qù)，那里(nàli)的(de)海鲜(hǎixiān)最(zuì)新鲜(xīnxiān)。

    OK, let us go early. The seafood there is the freshest.

  5. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)港口(gǎngkǒu)早上(zǎoshang)五点(wǔdiǎn)就(jiù)有人(yǒurén)了(le)。

    I heard people are at the harbor by five in the morning.

  6. Liangliang

    五点(wǔdiǎn)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)今天(jīntiān)晚上(wǎnshang)八点(bādiǎn)就(jiù)睡觉(shuìjiào)！

    Five o'clock? Then we sleep at eight tonight!

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2 examples
01

汽(qì)笛(dí)声(shēng)响(xiǎng)起(qǐ)，船(chuán)开(kāi)始(shǐ)慢(màn)慢(màn)地(de)驶(shǐ)离(lí)港(gǎng)口(kǒu)。

A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.

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

02

迷(mí)路(lù)的(de)渔(yú)船(chuán)安(ān)全(quán)地(de)返(fǎn)回(huí)了(le)港(gǎng)口(kǒu)。

The lost fishing boat made a safe return to harbour.

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

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