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袜子

wà zi · wa zi

Traditional 襪子

HSK 4Measure words: 只 zhī, 对 duì, 双 shuāng

Meaning

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  1. socks
  2. stockings
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Where is my sock?

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)袜子(wàzi)呢(ne)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)找到(zhǎodào)了(le)一只(yīzhī)。

    Where is my sock? I only found one.

  2. Liangliang

    看看(kànkan)洗衣机(xǐyījī)里(lǐ)？

    Look in the washing machine?

  3. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)。你(nǐ)说(shuō)，袜子(wàzi)是不是(shìbùshì)会(huì)自己(zìjǐ)跑掉(pǎodiào)？

    Nothing there. Do socks run away by themselves?

  4. Liangliang

    别的(biéde)袜子(wàzi)我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，你(nǐ)的(de)袜子(wàzi)在(zài)……我(wǒ)脚(jiǎo)上(shàng)。

    I don't know about other socks, but your sock is... on my foot.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)将(jiāng)袜(wà)子(zi)的(de)里(lǐ)外(wài)穿(chuān)反(fǎn)了(le)。

He had his socks on inside out.

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

02

你(nǐ)的(de)袜(wà)子(zi)破(pò)了(le)一(yí)个(ge)洞(dòng)呀(ya)。

There is a hole in your sock.

Tatoeba: Chinese by easononizuka · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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