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绳索

shéng suǒ · sheng suo

Traditional 繩索

Meaning

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  1. rope
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Tug of war

  1. Dengdeng

    公园里(gōngyuánlǐ)有(yǒu)拔河(báhé)比赛(bǐsài)，我们(wǒmen)也(yě)去(qù)吧(ba)！

    There's a tug-of-war in the park. Let's join!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，这根(zhègēn)绳索(shéngsuǒ)真(zhēn)粗(cū)。

    OK, this rope is really thick.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)站(zhàn)我(wǒ)后面(hòumian)，一起(yīqǐ)拉紧(lājǐn)绳索(shéngsuǒ)！

    Stand behind me and pull the rope tight together!

  4. Liangliang

    预备(yùbèi)，开始(kāishǐ)！

    Ready, go!

  5. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，对面(duìmiàn)的(de)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)松手(sōngshǒu)了(le)！

    Oops, the kids on the other side let go!

  6. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)赢了(yíngle)，可是(kěshì)都(dōu)摔倒了(shuāidǎole)。

    We won, but we both fell over.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

登(dēng)山(shān)者(zhě)用(yòng)绳(shéng)索(suǒ)把(bǎ)彼(bǐ)此(cǐ)连(lián)在(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)。

The climbers tied themselves together with a rope.

02

他(tā)把(bǎ)绳(shéng)索(suǒ)系(jì)在(zài)码(mǎ)头(tóu)的(de)柱(zhù)子(zi)上(shàng)。

He tied the rope to the post on the dock.

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