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皇后

huáng hòu · huang hou

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. empress
  2. imperial consort
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The empress in my drama

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)最近(zuìjìn)在(zài)看(kàn)什么(shénme)电视剧(diànshìjù)？

    What TV drama are you watching lately?

  2. Dengdeng

    一个(yígè)古装剧(gǔzhuāngjù)。里面(lǐmiàn)的(de)皇后(huánghòu)特别(tèbié)厉害(lìhai)！

    A historical drama. The empress in it is really formidable!

  3. Liangliang

    皇后(huánghòu)是(shi)好人(hǎorén)还是(háishi)坏人(huàirén)？

    Is the empress a good person or a bad person?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)。我(wǒ)才(cái)看到(kàndào)第八十集(dìbāshíjí)。

    I don't know either. I'm only on episode 80.

  5. Liangliang

    八十(bāshí)集(jí)了(liǎo)还(hái)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)？

    Eighty episodes and you still don't know?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)皇后(huánghòu)厉害(lìhai)的(de)地方(dìfang)。

    Right. That's what makes the empress so formidable.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)位(wèi)皇(huáng)后(hòu)在(zài)花(huā)园(yuán)里(lǐ)散(sàn)步(bù)。

That empress is taking a walk in the garden.

02

皇(huáng)后(hòu)的(de)后(hòu)冠(guān)是(shì)用(yòng)黄(huáng)金(jīn)铸(zhù)成(chéng)的(de)。

The empress's crown was made of gold.

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

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