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蜘蛛

zhī zhū · zhi zhu

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  1. spider
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A spider on the wall

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，墙(qiáng)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一(yī)只(zhī)蜘蛛(zhīzhū)。

    Dengdeng, there is a spider on the wall.

  2. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！蜘蛛(zhīzhū)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Ah! Where is the spider?

  3. Liangliang

    别怕(biépà)，它(tā)很(hěn)小(xiǎo)。

    Do not be afraid. It is very small.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)它(tā)有(yǒu)八(bā)条(tiáo)腿(tuǐ)，太(tài)多(duō)了(le)！

    But it has eight legs. That is too many!

  5. Liangliang

    它(tā)在(zài)吃(chī)蚊子(wénzi)。

    It is eating mosquitoes.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)让(ràng)它(tā)住(zhù)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)吧(ba)，蚊子(wénzi)少(shǎo)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Then let it stay. We will have fewer mosquitoes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)不(bú)是(shì)一(yì)只(zhī)蜘(zhī)蛛(zhū)，而(ér)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)怪(guài)物(wu)。

This is not a spider, it's a monster!

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

墙(qiáng)角(jiǎo)有(yǒu)一(yì)只(zhī)大(dà)蜘(zhī)蛛(zhū)，我(wǒ)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)害(hài)怕(pà)。

There's a big spider in the corner, and I'm a little scared.

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