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火星

huǒ xīng · huo xing/Huǒ xīng · huo xing

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huǒ xīng 火星

  1. spark

Huǒ xīng 火星

  1. Mars (planet)
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A trip to Mars

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)火星(huǒxīng)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, do you want to go to Mars?

  2. Liangliang

    火星(huǒxīng)？太(tài)远(yuǎn)了(le)。

    Mars? Too far.

  3. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)火星(huǒxīng)是(shì)红色(hóngsè)的(de)。

    I heard Mars is red.

  4. Liangliang

    那里(nàli)没有(méiyǒu)空气(kōngqì)，也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)火锅(huǒguō)。

    There is no air there, and no hot pot.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)不(bù)去(qù)了(le)！

    Then I am not going!

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2 examples
01

可(kě)能(néng)我(wǒ)的(de)孙(sūn)子(zi)会(huì)是(shì)登(dēng)陆(lù)火(huǒ)星(xīng)的(de)第(dì)一(yī)人(rén)。

Maybe my grandchild will be the first person to set foot on Mars.

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)探(tàn)索(suǒ)火(huǒ)星(xīng)。

We are exploring Mars.

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

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