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蝴蝶

hú dié · hu die

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Old HSK 5Measure word: 只 zhī

Meaning

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  1. butterfly
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The butterfly photo

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那(nà)只(zhī)蝴蝶(húdié)多(duō)漂亮(piàoliang)！

    Look, how pretty that butterfly is!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)拍照(pāizhào)，可是(kěshì)它(tā)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)动(dòng)。

    I want to take a photo, but it keeps moving.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)别(bié)动(dòng)，蝴蝶(húdié)会(huì)飞(fēi)过来(guòlái)的(de)。

    Stay still, and the butterfly will fly over.

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？啊(a)，它(tā)飞(fēi)到(dào)你(nǐ)头上(tóushàng)了(le)！

    Really? Oh, it flew onto your head!

  5. Liangliang

    快(kuài)拍(pāi)，快(kuài)拍(pāi)！

    Quick, take the photo, quick!

  6. Dengdeng

    拍好(pāihǎo)了(le)！不过(bùguò)照片(zhàopiàn)里(lǐ)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)你(nǐ)，蝴蝶(húdié)已经(yǐjīng)飞走(fēizǒu)了(le)。

    Got it! But the photo only has you. The butterfly has already flown away.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)抓(zhuā)到(dào)一(yì)只(zhī)漂(piào)亮(liang)的(de)蝴(hú)蝶(dié)。

I caught a beautiful butterfly.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)品(pǐn)种(zhǒng)的(de)蝴(hú)蝶(dié)现(xiàn)在(zài)已(yǐ)经(jīng)绝(jué)种(zhǒng)了(le)。

Butterflies of this species are now extinct.

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

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