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神奇

shén qí · shen qi

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HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. magical
  2. mystical
  3. miraculous
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In a conversation

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The coin trick

  1. Liangliang

    看(kàn)！老板(lǎobǎn)把(bǎ)一块钱(yīkuàiqián)变(biàn)没(méi)了(le)。

    Look! The boss made a one-yuan coin vanish.

  2. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)神奇(shénqí)！钱(qián)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    How magical! Where did the coin go?

  3. Liangliang

    在(zài)你(nǐ)耳朵(ěrduo)后面(hòumian)。

    Behind your ear.

  4. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，太(tài)神奇(shénqí)了(le)！我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)学(xué)。

    Wow, so amazing! I want to learn it too.

  5. Liangliang

    学费(xuéfèi)一百块(yībǎikuài)。

    The fee is a hundred yuan.

  6. Dengdeng

    一百块(yībǎikuài)？这(zhè)价格(jiàgé)更(gèng)神奇(shénqí)！

    A hundred? That price is even more astonishing!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)草(cǎo)药(yào)有(yǒu)神(shén)奇(qí)的(de)功(gōng)效(xiào)。

This herb has miraculous effects.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)觉(jué)得(de)这(zhè)个(gè)魔(mó)术(shù)很(hěn)神(shén)奇(qí)。

The children found this magic trick amazing.

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