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滑

huá · hua/Huá · hua

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Meaning

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huá 滑

  1. to slip; to slide
  2. slippery; smooth
  3. sly; slippery; not to be trusted

Huá 滑

  1. surname Hua
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In a conversation

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Ice skating

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)去(qù)滑冰(huábīng)吧(ba)！

    Let's go ice skating today!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)不(bù)会(huì)滑(huá)。

    Ok, but I can't skate.

  3. Liangliang

    很(hěn)简单(jiǎndān)，脚(jiǎo)往前(wǎngqián)滑(huá)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    It's easy. Just glide your foot forward.

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！地上(dìshang)好(hǎo)滑(huá)！

    Ah! The ground is so slippery!

  5. Liangliang

    别怕(biépà)，看(kàn)我(wǒ)滑(huá)。

    Don't worry. Watch me skate.

  6. Dengdeng

    滑得(huáde)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)！不过(bùguò)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)坐(zuò)在(zài)地上(dìshang)？

    You skate really well! But why are you sitting on the ground?

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2 examples
01

地(dì)面(miàn)仍(réng)然(rán)很(hěn)湿(shī)滑(huá)，看(kàn)来(lái)比(bǐ)赛(sài)要(yào)被(bèi)取(qǔ)消(xiāo)了(le)。

The ground is still wet. As likely as not, the game will be cancelled.

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

02

滑(huá)完(wán)雪(xuě)后(hòu)，我(wǒ)发(fā)现(xiàn)我(wǒ)食(shí)欲(yù)大(dà)增(zēng)。

After skiing, I find that I have a voracious appetite.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by aq_aria · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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