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蜥蜴

xī yì · xi yi

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Meaning

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  1. lizard
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The stone that moved

  1. Liangliang

    快(kuài)看(kàn)，那边(nàbiān)有(yǒu)一(yī)只(zhī)蜥蜴(xīyì)！

    Look quick, there is a lizard over there!

  2. Dengdeng

    哪里(nǎlǐ)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看到(kàndào)一块(yīkuài)石头(shítou)。

    Where? I only see a stone.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)只(zhī)蜥蜴(xīyì)就(jiù)在(zài)石头(shítou)上(shàng)，绿色(lǜsè)的(de)。

    That lizard is right on the stone. The green one.

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)，它(tā)动(dòng)了(le)！

    Oh, it moved!

  5. Liangliang

    蜥蜴(xīyì)怕(pà)人(rén)，你(nǐ)别(bié)走近(zǒujìn)。

    Lizards are afraid of people. Don't go close.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)拍(pāi)张(zhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)就(jiù)走(zǒu)。哎(āi)，照片(zhàopiàn)里(lǐ)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)石头(shítou)。

    OK, I'll take a photo and go. Oh, the photo only has a stone.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)只(zhī)蜥(xī)蜴(yì)趴(pā)在(zài)石(shí)头(tou)上(shàng)晒(shài)太(tài)阳(yáng)。

That lizard is lying on the rock basking in the sun.

02

我(wǒ)在(zài)花(huā)园(yuán)里(lǐ)看(kàn)到(dào)一(yì)只(zhī)绿(lǜ)色(sè)的(de)蜥(xī)蜴(yì)。

I saw a green lizard in the garden.

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