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街头

jiē tóu · jie tou

Traditional 街頭

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. street
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Street musician

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，街头(jiētóu)有(yǒu)人(rén)在(zài)唱歌(chànggē)。

    Listen, someone is singing on the street.

  2. Liangliang

    他(tā)唱(chàng)得(de)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)街头(jiētóu)音乐(yīnyuè)。

    He sings really well! I like street music.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)看看(kànkan)吧(ba)。好多(hǎoduō)人(rén)站(zhàn)在(zài)街头(jiētóu)听(tīng)。

    Let us go look. Many people are standing in the street listening.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)给(gěi)他(tā)一点(yīdiǎn)钱(qián)。

    I want to give him a little money.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)是(shì)！可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)的(de)钱包(qiánbāo)在(zài)家(jiā)。

    Me too! But my wallet is at home.

  6. Liangliang

    没(méi)关系(guānxi)，我们(wǒmen)给(gěi)他(tā)鼓掌(gǔzhǎng)吧(ba)。

    No problem. Let us give him a round of applause.

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In a sentence

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01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)在(zài)街(jiē)头(tóu)打(dǎ)架(jià)中(zhōng)受(shòu)了(le)伤(shāng)。

Tom was wounded in a street fight.

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

02

周(zhōu)末(mò)街(jiē)头(tóu)常(cháng)有(yǒu)艺(yì)人(rén)表(biǎo)演(yǎn)，吸(xī)引(yǐn)很(hěn)多(duō)路(lù)人(rén)。

On weekends, street performers often perform, attracting many passersby.

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