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皇冠

huáng guān · huang guan

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Meaning

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  1. crown (headgear)
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A crown for ten yuan

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这里(zhèlǐ)有(yǒu)皇冠(huángguān)！

    Look, there are crowns here!

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)塑料的(sùliàode)，十块钱(shíkuàiqián)一顶(yīdǐng)。

    They are plastic, ten yuan each.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)戴上(dàishang)皇冠(huángguān)，像不像(xiàngbùxiàng)国王(guówáng)？

    I put on the crown. Do I look like a king?

  4. Dengdeng

    像(xiàng)，不过(bùguò)国王(guówáng)不会(bùhuì)在(zài)夜市(yèshì)买(mǎi)皇冠(huángguān)。

    Yes, but a king would not buy a crown at the night market.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)国王(guówáng)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)买(mǎi)？

    Then where does a king buy one?

  6. Dengdeng

    在(zài)网上(wǎngshàng)买(mǎi)，还(hái)免运费(miǎnyùnfèi)。

    Online, with free delivery too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

画(huà)中(zhōng)的(de)女(nǚ)孩(hái)头(tóu)上(shàng)戴(dài)着(zhe)的(de)是(shì)花(huā)冠(guān)，不(bú)是(shì)金(jīn)皇(huáng)冠(guān)。

The girl in the picture is wearing a crown not of gold but of flowers.

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02

女(nǚ)王(wáng)戴(dài)着(zhe)闪(shǎn)闪(shǎn)发(fā)光(guāng)的(de)皇(huáng)冠(guān)。

The queen wears a sparkling crown.

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