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甲板

jiǎ bǎn · jia ban

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Meaning

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  1. deck (of a boat etc)
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Wind on the deck

  1. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，船上(chuánshàng)的(de)甲板(jiǎbǎn)好(hǎo)大(dà)！

    Wow, the deck on this boat is huge!

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)甲板(jiǎbǎn)上(shàng)拍照(pāizhào)吧(ba)。

    Let's take photos on the deck.

  3. Liangliang

    风(fēng)太(tài)大了(dàle)，帽子(màozi)要(yào)拿好(náhǎo)。

    The wind is strong. Hold your hat tight.

  4. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)……啊(a)！我的(wǒde)帽子(màozi)！

    It's fine... Ah! My hat!

  5. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)帽子(màozi)不在(bùzài)甲板(jiǎbǎn)上了(shàngle)，在(zài)水里(shuǐlǐ)。

    Your hat isn't on the deck any more. It's in the water.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)站(zhàn)在(zài)甲(jiǎ)板(bǎn)上(shàng)，长(cháng)头(tóu)发(fa)随(suí)风(fēng)飞(fēi)舞(wǔ)。

She stood on the deck with her long hair waving in the wind.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

水(shuǐ)手(shǒu)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)甲(jiǎ)板(bǎn)上(shàng)清(qīng)洗(xǐ)地(dì)面(miàn)。

The sailors are washing the deck.

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