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科幻

kē huàn · ke huan

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. science fiction
  2. abbr. for 科學幻想 / 科学幻想 (kē xué huàn xiǎng)
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Sci-fi movie night

  1. Liangliang

    今晚(jīnwǎn)我们(wǒmen)看(kàn)科幻(kēhuàn)电影(diànyǐng)吧(ba)！

    Let us watch a sci-fi movie tonight!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)科幻(kēhuàn)了(le)。

    Okay, I love sci-fi the most.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)买(mǎi)爆米花(bàomǐhuā)，你(nǐ)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)等(děng)我(wǒ)。

    I will buy popcorn. Wait for me here.

  4. Dengdeng

    好的(hǎode)。

    Okay.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)回来(huílai)了(le)！我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)三桶(sāntǒng)爆米花(bàomǐhuā)。

    I am back! I bought three tubs of popcorn.

  6. Dengdeng

    科幻(kēhuàn)电影(diànyǐng)已经(yǐjīng)开始(kāishǐ)半个小时(bàngexiǎoshí)了(le)。

    The sci-fi movie started half an hour ago.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)科(kē)幻(huàn)故(gù)事(shì)似(sì)乎(hū)很(hěn)有(yǒu)趣(qù)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)完(wán)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)能(néng)不(bù)能(néng)借(jiè)给(gěi)我(wǒ)？

This science fiction story seems interesting. Will you lend it to me when you have finished reading it?

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

02

有(yǒu)时(shí)候(hou)，现(xiàn)实(shí)比(bǐ)科(kē)幻(huàn)还(hái)奇(qí)妙(miào)。

Sometimes reality surpasses fiction.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Aghanim · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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