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笼子

lóng zi · long zi/lǒng zi · long zi

Traditional 籠子

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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lóng zi 籠子

  1. cage; basket; container

lǒng zi 籠子

  1. large box; trunk; chest
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The bird that goes home

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那个(nàge)笼子(lóngzi)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一(yī)只(zhī)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)！

    Liangliang, look! There is a little bird in that cage.

  2. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)可爱(kěài)！这个(zhège)笼子(lóngzi)是不是(shìbùshì)太小(tàixiǎo)了(le)？

    So cute! Isn't this cage too small?

  3. Dengdeng

    老爷爷(lǎoyéye)说(shuō)，小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)白天(báitiān)在(zài)笼子(lóngzi)外面(wàimiàn)玩(wán)。

    The old man says the bird plays outside the cage in the daytime.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)它(tā)不(bù)飞走(fēizǒu)吗(ma)？

    Then does it not fly away?

  5. Dengdeng

    不会(bùhuì)，它(tā)最(zuì)爱(ài)回(huí)笼子(lóngzi)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    No, it loves going back to its cage to sleep most of all.

  6. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，它(tā)比(bǐ)我们(wǒmen)还(hái)早(zǎo)回家(huíjiā)！

    Haha, it goes home earlier than we do!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

笼(lóng)子(zi)里(lǐ)的(de)蟋(xī)蟀(shuài)吃(chī)得(de)跟(gēn)野(yě)生(shēng)的(de)蟋(xī)蟀(shuài)一(yí)样(yàng)多(duō)。

A caged cricket eats just as much as a free cricket.

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

02

老(lǎo)虎(hǔ)躺(tǎng)在(zài)笼(lóng)子(zi)的(de)中(zhōng)间(jiān)。

The tiger lay in the middle of the cage.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by sacredceltic · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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