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火箭

huǒ jiàn · huo jian

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HSK 6Measure word: 枚 méi

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  1. rocket
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A paper rocket

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)电视(diànshì)上(shàng)，火箭(huǒjiàn)飞(fēi)上(shàng)天(tiān)了(le)！

    Yesterday on TV, a rocket flew into the sky!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)看(kàn)了(le)，火箭(huǒjiàn)好(hǎo)高(gāo)啊(a)！

    I watched it too. The rocket was so high!

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)想(xiǎng)造(zào)一枚(yīméi)火箭(huǒjiàn)。

    When I was little, I wanted to build a rocket.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)造(zào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you build one?

  5. Dengdeng

    造(zào)了(le)，是(shì)用(yòng)纸(zhǐ)做(zuò)的(de)火箭(huǒjiàn)，飞(fēi)了(le)两米(liǎngmǐ)。

    I did. A paper rocket. It flew two metres.

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01

哪(nǎ)一(yí)件(jiàn)休(xiū)斯(sī)敦(dūn)火(huǒ)箭(jiàn)球(qiú)衣(yī)最(zuì)好(hǎo)看(kàn)？

Which Houston Rockets jersey looks the nicest?

Tatoeba: Chinese by Akh2403 · English by Akh2403 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

火(huǒ)箭(jiàn)升(shēng)空(kōng)时(shí)发(fā)出(chū)巨(jù)大(dà)的(de)响(xiǎng)声(shēng)。

The rocket made a huge noise when it lifted off.

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