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特征

tè zhēng · te zheng

Traditional 特徵

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. characteristic
  2. diagnostic property
  3. distinctive feature
  4. trait
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The lost puppy

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)，你(nǐ)能(néng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)找找(zhǎozhǎo)吗(ma)？

    My puppy is missing. Can you help me look?

  2. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)。它(tā)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)特征(tèzhēng)？

    Of course. What are its features?

  3. Liangliang

    它(tā)是(shì)黄色(huángsè)的(de)，耳朵(ěrduo)一(yī)只(zhī)大(dà)一(yī)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)。

    It is yellow, with one big ear and one small ear.

  4. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)特征(tèzhēng)很(hěn)好认(hǎorèn)，我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)找(zhǎo)。

    That feature is easy to spot. Let us look quickly.

  5. Liangliang

    看(kàn)！那儿(nàr)有(yǒu)一(yī)只(zhī)黄色(huángsè)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)！

    Look! There is a yellow puppy over there!

  6. Dengdeng

    不对(bùduì)，它(tā)两(liǎng)只(zhī)耳朵(ěrduo)一样(yīyàng)大(dà)，没有(méiyǒu)那个(nàge)特征(tèzhēng)。

    No, both its ears are the same size. It lacks that feature.

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2 examples
01

俄(é)语(yǔ)动(dòng)词(cí)的(de)一(yí)个(gè)特(tè)征(zhēng)是(shì)存(cún)在(zài)体(tǐ)的(de)范(fàn)畴(chóu)。

A special feature of verbs in the Russian language is the presence of the category of aspect.

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

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)鸟(niǎo)最(zuì)明(míng)显(xiǎn)的(de)特(tè)征(zhēng)是(shì)红(hóng)色(sè)的(de)喙(huì)。

The most obvious characteristic of this bird is its red beak.

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