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瀑布

pù bù · pu bu

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. waterfall
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Photo at the waterfall

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那个(nàge)瀑布(pùbù)好(hǎo)大(dà)！

    Look, that waterfall is huge!

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)在(zài)瀑布(pùbù)前面(qiánmiàn)拍(pāi)张(zhāng)照(zhào)吧(ba)。

    Let's take a photo in front of the waterfall.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)啊(a)，你(nǐ)站(zhàn)在(zài)瀑布(pùbù)旁边(pángbiān)。

    Okay, you stand next to the waterfall.

  4. Dengdeng

    水声(shuǐshēng)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，我(wǒ)听不见(tīngbujiàn)你(nǐ)说话(shuōhuà)！

    The water is so loud. I cannot hear you!

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)，你(nǐ)的(de)鞋(xié)湿(shī)了(le)！

    I said your shoes are wet!

  6. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？水(shuǐ)都(dōu)飞(fēi)到(dào)我(wǒ)身上(shēnshang)了(le)！

    What? The water got all over me!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)看(kàn)见(jiàn)那(nà)儿(r)有(yǒu)个(gè)很(hěn)美(měi)的(de)瀑(pù)布(bù)。

I saw a beautiful waterfall there.

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

02

山(shān)间(jiān)的(de)瀑(pù)布(bù)从(cóng)高(gāo)处(chù)飞(fēi)流(liú)直(zhí)下(xià)，声(shēng)音(yīn)很(hěn)响(xiǎng)。

The waterfall in the mountains rushes down from high above, making a loud sound.

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