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蟑螂

zhāng láng · zhang lang

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Meaning

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  1. cockroach
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Is it a cockroach?

  1. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！厨房(chúfáng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)蟑螂(zhāngláng)！

    Ah! There's a cockroach in the kitchen!

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)叫(jiào)，我(wǒ)去(qù)拿(ná)拖鞋(tuōxié)。

    Don't scream, I'll get a slipper.

  3. Dengdeng

    小心(xiǎoxīn)，蟑螂(zhāngláng)会(huì)飞(fēi)！

    Careful, cockroaches can fly!

  4. Liangliang

    它(tā)跑到(pǎodào)哪儿(nǎr)去(qù)了(le)？

    Where did it run to?

  5. Dengdeng

    在(zài)那儿(nàr)！咦(yí)，那(nà)不是(bùshì)蟑螂(zhāngláng)，是(shì)一(yī)粒(lì)葡萄干(pútaogān)。

    There! Huh, that's not a cockroach, it's a raisin.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)毒(dú)药(yào)用(yòng)来(lái)治(zhì)蟑(zhāng)螂(láng)很(hěn)有(yǒu)效(xiào)。

This poison is very effective in getting rid of roaches.

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

02

她(tā)只(zhǐ)对(duì)鱼(yú)和(hé)蟑(zhāng)螂(láng)感(gǎn)兴(xìng)趣(qù)。

She's only interested in fish and cockroaches.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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