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芝士

zhī shì · zhi shi

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. cheese (loanword)
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Stretchy pizza

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)披萨(pīsà)的(de)芝士(zhīshì)好(hǎo)多(duō)！

    This pizza has so much cheese!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)拉丝(lāsī)的(de)芝士(zhīshì)。

    I like stretchy cheese.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)一(yī)拉(lā)，芝士(zhīshì)能(néng)拉(lā)一米(yīmǐ)长(cháng)！

    Look, when I pull, the cheese stretches a meter long!

  4. Liangliang

    小心(xiǎoxīn)，别(bié)拉(lā)到(dào)我(wǒ)的(de)盘子(pánzi)里(lǐ)。

    Careful, do not pull it onto my plate.

  5. Dengdeng

    太(tài)晚(wǎn)了(le)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)你(nǐ)的(de)头发(tóufa)。

    Too late. Look at your hair.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)头发(tóufa)上(shàng)有(yǒu)芝士(zhīshì)！

    There is cheese in my hair!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)有(yǒu)一(yì)股(gǔ)芝(zhī)士(shì)的(de)味(wèi)道(dào)。

This smells like cheese.

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02

我(wǒ)在(zài)面(miàn)包(bāo)上(shàng)放(fàng)了(le)一(yí)片(piàn)芝(zhī)士(shì)，然(rán)后(hòu)放(fàng)进(jìn)烤(kǎo)箱(xiāng)。

I put a slice of cheese on the bread and then put it in the oven.

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