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澳洲

Ào zhōu · ao zhou

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Meaning

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  1. Australia (abbr. for 澳大利亞洲 / 澳大利亚洲 (Àodàlìyà Zhōu))
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Christmas in Australia

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)同事(tóngshì)下个月(xiàgèyuè)去(qù)澳洲(àozhōu)工作(gōngzuò)。

    My colleague is going to work in Australia next month.

  2. Dengdeng

    澳洲(àozhōu)的(de)季节(jìjié)和(hé)我们(wǒmen)的(de)相反(xiāngfǎn)，对吧(duìba)？

    The seasons in Australia are the opposite of ours, right?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我们(wǒmen)冬天(dōngtiān)的时候(deshíhou)，澳洲(àozhōu)是(shì)夏天(xiàtiān)。

    Yes, when it is winter here, it is summer in Australia.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)他(tā)要(yào)穿(chuān)短裤(duǎnkù)过(guò)圣诞节(shèngdànjié)？

    So he will celebrate Christmas in shorts?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，他(tā)还(hái)说(shuō)澳洲(àozhōu)的(de)圣诞老人(shèngdànlǎorén)也(yě)穿(chuān)短裤(duǎnkù)。

    Yes, he also says Santa Claus in Australia wears shorts too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)不(bú)住(zhù)在(zài)澳(Ào)洲(zhōu)。我(wǒ)们(men)只(zhǐ)是(shì)游(yóu)客(kè)。

We don't live in Australia. We're just visiting.

Tatoeba: Chinese by BobbyLee · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)确(què)定(dìng)汤(Tāng)姆(mǔ)现(xiàn)在(zài)在(zài)澳(Ào)洲(zhōu)吗(ma)？

Are you sure Tom is in Australia now?

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

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