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礼物

lǐ wù · li wu

Traditional 禮物

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure words: 件 jiàn, 个 gè, 份 fèn

Meaning

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  1. gift; present
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A gift for mom

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)给(gěi)妈妈(māma)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)礼物(lǐwù)。

    I want to buy a gift for my mom.

  2. Liangliang

    送(sòng)花(huā)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？围巾(wéijīn)呢(ne)？

    Flowers? A scarf?

  3. Dengdeng

    她(tā)已经(yǐjīng)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)花(huā)了(le)。这个(zhège)礼物(lǐwù)要(yào)特别(tèbié)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    She already has lots of flowers. The gift needs to be special.

  4. Liangliang

    送(sòng)她(tā)一张(yīzhāng)你(nǐ)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How about a photo of you?

  5. Dengdeng

    她(tā)有(yǒu)五十张(wǔshízhāng)我的(wǒde)照片(zhàopiàn)了(le)。最好(zuìhǎo)的(de)礼物(lǐwù)是(shì)我(wǒ)多(duō)给(gěi)她(tā)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)。

    She has fifty photos of me. The best gift is me calling her more.

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01

这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)得(dé)到(dào)过(guò)的(de)最(zuì)好(hǎo)的(de)礼(lǐ)物(wù)。

This is the nicest present I've ever had.

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

02

她(tā)生(shēng)日(rì)那(nà)天(tiān)收(shōu)到(dào)了(le)一(yí)份(fèn)特(tè)别(bié)的(de)礼(lǐ)物(wù)。

She received a special gift on her birthday.

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礼
lǐ

gift; rite

物
wù

(bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

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