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纽扣

niǔ kòu · niu kou

Traditional 紐扣

HSK 7–9

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A missing button

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)衣服(yīfu)少(shǎo)了(le)一颗(yīkē)纽扣(niǔkòu)。

    My shirt is missing a button.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)针线(zhēnxiàn)，帮(bāng)你(nǐ)缝(féng)上(shàng)吧(ba)。

    I have a needle and thread. Let me sew one on for you.

  3. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)没有(méiyǒu)一样(yīyàng)的(de)纽扣(niǔkòu)。

    Thanks, but I do not have the same button.

  4. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，这颗(zhèkē)纽扣(niǔkòu)是(shì)蓝色(lánsè)的(de)，可以(kěyǐ)吗(ma)？

    Look, this button is blue. Is it okay?

  5. Dengdeng

    可以(kěyǐ)！我(wǒ)的(de)衣服(yīfu)是(shì)红色(hóngsè)的(de)，这样(zhèyàng)更(gèng)有(yǒu)个性(gèxìng)了(le)。

    Okay! My shirt is red, so this way it has more character.

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2 examples
01

电(diàn)脑(nǎo)内(nèi)部(bù)计(jì)时(shí)器(qì)内(nèi)的(de)纽(niǔ)扣(kòu)电(diàn)池(chí)没(méi)电(diàn)了(le)。

The button battery in the PC's internal timer has gone flat.

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

02

你(nǐ)衬(chèn)衣(yī)的(de)纽(niǔ)扣(kòu)快(kuài)掉(diào)了(le)。

Your shirt button is coming off.

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

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