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英语

Yīng yǔ · ying yu

Traditional 英語

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. English (language)
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In a conversation

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You teach me English

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)的(de)英语(yīngyǔ)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)的(de)中文(zhōngwén)不(bù)好(hǎo)。

    My English is very good, but my Chinese is not good.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)中文(zhōngwén)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)的(de)英语(yīngyǔ)不(bù)好(hǎo)。

    My Chinese is very good, but my English is not good.

  3. Leon

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)互相(hùxiāng)教(jiāo)吧(ba)！

    Then let us teach each other!

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)！灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)先(xiān)教(jiāo)里昂(lǐáng)中文(zhōngwén)。

    Good idea! Dengdeng, you teach Leon Chinese first.

  5. Leon

    今天(jīntiān)你(nǐ)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)中文(zhōngwén)，明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)教(jiāo)你(nǐ)英语(yīngyǔ)。

    Today you teach me Chinese, and tomorrow I teach you English.

  6. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)可能(kěnéng)有(yǒu)事(shì)。

    Tomorrow I may be busy.

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01

为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)太(tài)郎(láng)英(Yīng)语(yǔ)可(kě)以(yǐ)说(shuō)得(de)这(zhè)么(me)好(hǎo)？

Why can Taro speak English so well?

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

02

我(wǒ)就(jiù)是(shì)这(zhè)么(me)学(xué)会(huì)英(Yīng)语(yǔ)的(de)。

That is how I learned English.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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英
yīng

hero; outstanding

语
yǔ

dialect; language

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