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狐狸

hú li · hu li

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Meaning

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  1. fox
  2. fig. sly and treacherous person
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The fox and the grapes

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)要(yào)讲(jiǎng)狐狸(húli)和(hé)葡萄(pútao)的(de)故事(gùshi)。

    Today I'll tell the story of the fox and the grapes.

  2. Liangliang

    狐狸(húli)吃到(chīdào)葡萄(pútao)了吗(lema)？

    Did the fox get to eat the grapes?

  3. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，它(tā)够不着(gòubuzháo)，就(jiù)说(shuō)葡萄(pútao)是(shì)酸(suān)的(de)。

    No. It couldn't reach them, so it said they were sour.

  4. Liangliang

    狐狸(húli)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)搬(bān)个(gè)椅子(yǐzi)？

    Why didn't the fox just move a chair?

  5. Dengdeng

    好主意(hǎozhǔyi)！下次(xiàcì)我(wǒ)给(gěi)狐狸(húli)一把(yībǎ)椅子(yǐzi)。

    Good idea! Next time I'll give the fox a chair.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)设(shè)了(le)个(ge)陷(xiàn)阱(jǐng)来(lái)抓(zhuā)狐(hú)狸(li)。

We set a trap to catch a fox.

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

02

那(nà)只(zhī)狐(hú)狸(li)在(zài)森(sēn)林(lín)里(lǐ)跑(pǎo)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài)。

That fox runs very fast in the forest.

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