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猴子

hóu zi · hou zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Old HSK 4Measure word: 只 zhī

Meaning

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  1. monkey
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The monkey and the bananas

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，树上(shùshàng)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhī)猴子(hóuzi)！

    Look, there's a monkey in the tree!

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)在(zài)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    What is it eating?

  3. Dengdeng

    好像(hǎoxiàng)是(shì)香蕉(xiāngjiāo)。

    Looks like a banana.

  4. Liangliang

    这(zhè)只(zhī)猴子(hóuzi)吃(chī)得(de)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)还(hái)快(kuài)。

    This monkey eats even faster than me.

  5. Dengdeng

    它(tā)怎么(zěnme)一直(yīzhí)看(kàn)你的(nǐde)包(bāo)？

    Why does it keep looking at your bag?

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)我的(wǒde)包(bāo)里(lǐ)也(yě)有(yǒu)香蕉(xiāngjiāo)……

    Because I have bananas in my bag too...

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)动(dòng)物(wù)园(yuán)里(lǐ)看(kàn)到(dào)了(le)猴(hóu)子(zi)。

We saw monkeys at the zoo.

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

02

山(shān)上(shàng)无(wú)老(lǎo)虎(hǔ)，猴(hóu)子(zi)称(chēng)大(dà)王(wáng)。

When the cat is away, the mice will play.

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

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