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童年

tóng nián · tong nian

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  1. childhood
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The taste of childhood

  1. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，糖葫芦(tánghúlu)！这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)童年(tóngnián)最(zuì)爱(ài)吃(chī)的(de)。

    Look, candied haws! It's what I loved most in my childhood.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)童年(tóngnián)有(yǒu)糖葫芦(tánghúlu)，我(wǒ)的(de)童年(tóngnián)有(yǒu)冰棍(bīnggùn)。

    Your childhood had candied haws. My childhood had ice lollies.

  3. Dengdeng

    小时候(xiǎoshíhou)冬天(dōngtiān)，爸爸(bàba)每次(měicì)下班(xiàbān)都(dōu)给(gěi)我(wǒ)带(dài)一串(yīchuàn)。

    When I was little, my dad brought me a stick every time he got off work in winter.

  4. Liangliang

    真好(zhēnhǎo)。你(nǐ)的(de)童年(tóngnián)很(hěn)甜(tián)。

    That's nice. Your childhood was sweet.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！来(lái)，一(yī)人(rén)一串(yīchuàn)，回到(huídào)童年(tóngnián)！

    Yes! Here, one each. Back to childhood!

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)我们(wǒmen)现在(xiànzài)要(yào)自己(zìjǐ)付钱(fùqián)了(le)。

    OK, but now we have to pay ourselves.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)张(zhāng)照(zhào)片(piàn)带(dài)我(wǒ)回(huí)到(dào)我(wǒ)的(de)童(tóng)年(nián)时(shí)光(guāng)。

This photo takes me back to my childhood.

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

02

海(hǎi)绵(mián)宝(bǎo)宝(bǎo)立(lì)刻(kè)让(ràng)大(dà)卫(wèi)想(xiǎng)到(dào)了(le)童(tóng)年(nián)。

Spongebob immediately reminded David of his childhood.

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

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