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箱

xiāng · xiang

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Meaning

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  1. box
  2. trunk
  3. chest
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A box of apples

  1. Dengdeng

    门口(ménkǒu)有(yǒu)一(yī)箱(xiāng)苹果(píngguǒ)，是(shì)谁(shéi)放(fàng)的(de)？

    There is a box of apples at the door. Who left it?

  2. Liangliang

    可能(kěnéng)是(shì)邻居(línjū)，箱子(xiāngzi)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一张(yīzhāng)纸条(zhǐtiáo)。

    Maybe a neighbour. There is a note on the box.

  3. Dengdeng

    上面(shàngmiàn)写(xiě)着(zhe)什么(shénme)？

    What does it say?

  4. Liangliang

    写(xiě)着(zhe)：我家(wǒjiā)树(shù)上(shàng)的(de)苹果(píngguǒ)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)，请(qǐng)你们(nǐmen)吃(chī)。

    It says: our tree has too many apples, please have some.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)回(huí)他(tā)一(yī)箱(xiāng)橘子(júzi)吧(ba)。

    Then let us give him a box of oranges in return.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)箱(xiāng)太(tài)重(zhòng)了(le)，我(wǒ)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)搬(bān)不(bu)动(dòng)。

This box is too heavy; I can't move it by myself.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)旧(jiù)衣(yī)服(fu)放(fàng)进(jìn)那(nà)个(ge)木(mù)箱(xiāng)里(lǐ)。

Please put the old clothes into that wooden chest.

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