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罐子

guàn zi · guan zi

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  1. jar
  2. pitcher
  3. pot
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Salt or sugar?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，盐(yán)在(zài)哪个(nǎge)罐子(guànzi)里(lǐ)？

    Liangliang, which jar has the salt?

  2. Liangliang

    左边(zuǒbian)那个(nàge)罐子(guànzi)，白色(báisè)的(de)。

    The jar on the left, the white one.

  3. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)罐子(guànzi)是(shì)糖(táng)！汤(tāng)变(biàn)甜(tián)了(le)。

    This jar is sugar! The soup turned sweet.

  4. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，两(liǎng)个(gè)罐子(guànzi)一样(yīyàng)，我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)写(xiě)名字(míngzi)。

    Sorry, the two jars look the same and I forgot to write labels.

  5. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，今天(jīntiān)我们(wǒmen)喝(hē)甜汤(tiántāng)。

    It's fine. We'll have sweet soup today.

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01

母(mǔ)亲(qīn)將(jiāng)糖(táng)罐(guàn)子(zi)放(fàng)到(dào)了(le)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)。

Mother placed the sugar jar on the table.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by qiushu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)拿(ná)起(qǐ)罐(guàn)子(zi)读(dú)标(biāo)签(qiān)。

Tom picked up the jar and read the label.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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