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盒子

hé zi · he zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. box
  2. case
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A box at the door

  1. Liangliang

    谁(shéi)把(bǎ)这个(zhège)盒子(hézi)放(fàng)在(zài)门口(ménkǒu)了(le)？

    Who put this box at the door?

  2. Dengdeng

    盒子(hézi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)：给(gěi)隔壁(gébì)的(de)奶奶(nǎinai)。

    It says on the box: for the granny next door.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)送过去(sòngguòqù)吧(ba)。

    Then let us take it over.

  4. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)，盒子(hézi)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)声音(shēngyīn)！

    Wait, there is a sound in the box!

  5. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)是(shì)闹钟(nàozhōng)，奶奶(nǎinai)订(dìng)的(de)。

    So it is an alarm clock, the granny ordered it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)儿(ér)子(zi)从(cóng)盒(hé)子(zi)里(lǐ)拿(ná)了(le)一(yí)粒(lì)糖(táng)。

My son took a candy from the box.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)盒(hé)子(zi)太(tài)小(xiǎo)，装(zhuāng)不(bu)下(xià)那(nà)些(xiē)书(shū)。

This box is too small to hold those books.

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