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珍珠

zhēn zhū · zhen zhu

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HSK 5Old HSK 6Measure word: 颗 kē

Meaning

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  1. pearl
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Is it a real pearl

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这条(zhètiáo)珍珠(zhēnzhū)项链(xiàngliàn)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)！

    Look, this pearl necklace is so pretty!

  2. Liangliang

    才(cái)一百块(yībǎikuài)，是(shì)真(zhēn)的(de)珍珠(zhēnzhū)吗(ma)？

    Only a hundred yuan. Are these real pearls?

  3. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)是(shì)真(zhēn)的(de)珍珠(zhēnzhū)。

    The boss says they are real pearls.

  4. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)的(de)珍珠(zhēnzhū)摸起来(mōqǐlai)很(hěn)凉(liáng)，你(nǐ)摸摸(mōmō)。

    Real pearls feel cool. Touch it.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)摸(mō)了(le)，不凉(bùliáng)。

    I touched it. It isn't cool.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)别(bié)买(mǎi)了(le)，去(qù)买(mǎi)冰糖葫芦(bīngtánghúlu)，那个(nàge)山楂(shānzhā)是(shì)真(zhēn)的(de)！

    Let's not buy it. Let's get candied haws instead. Those are real fruit!

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2 examples
01

宝(bǎo)石(shí)师(shī)傅(fu)在(zài)胸(xiōng)针(zhēn)上(shàng)镶(xiāng)了(le)一(yì)枚(méi)大(dà)珍(zhēn)珠(zhū)。

The jeweler mounted a big pearl in the brooch.

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

02

这(zhè)些(xiē)珍(zhēn)珠(zhū)是(shì)真(zhēn)的(de)，不(bú)是(shì)人(rén)造(zào)的(de)。

These pearls are genuine, not artificial.

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

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