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爵士

jué shì · jue shi

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. knight
  2. Sir
  3. (loanword) jazz
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The jazz coffee

  1. Liangliang

    这家(zhèjiā)店(diàn)放(fàng)的(de)音乐(yīnyuè)真(zhēn)好听(hǎotīng)。

    The music this shop plays is really nice.

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)爵士(juéshì)，我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)爵士(juéshì)。

    This is jazz. I like jazz the most.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)听得懂(tīngdedǒng)爵士(juéshì)吗(ma)？

    Can you follow jazz?

  4. Dengdeng

    听不懂(tīngbudǒng)，但是(dànshì)听着(tīngzhe)爵士(juéshì)，我(wǒ)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)变(biàn)好喝(hǎohē)了(le)。

    I can't follow it, but with jazz on, my coffee tastes better.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)是(shì)因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)放(fàng)了(le)三包(sānbāo)糖(táng)。

    I think it's because you put in three packets of sugar.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)爵士(juéshì)也(yě)有(yǒu)功劳(gōngláo)。

    Then jazz deserves some credit too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

融(róng)合(hé)爵(jué)士(shì)是(shì)摇(yáo)滚(gǔn)乐(yuè)与(yǔ)爵(jué)士(shì)乐(yuè)的(de)融(róng)合(hé)。

Jazz fusion is a combination of rock and jazz.

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

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)是(shì)波(bō)士(shì)顿(dùn)的(de)爵(jué)士(shì)歌(gē)手(shǒu)。

Tom is a jazz singer in Boston.

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

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