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角

jiǎo · jiao/jué · jue/Jué · jue

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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jiǎo 角

  1. angle
  2. corner
  3. horn
  4. horn-shaped
  5. unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime)

jué 角

  1. role (theater)
  2. to compete
  3. ancient three legged wine vessel
  4. third note of pentatonic scale

Jué 角

  1. surname Jue
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In a conversation

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The phone in the corner

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)，你(nǐ)看见(kànjiàn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    My phone is missing. Did you see it?

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看看(kànkan)沙发(shāfā)角(jiǎo)。

    Check the corner of the sofa.

  3. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)。桌(zhuō)角(jiǎo)呢(ne)？

    No. What about the table corner?

  4. Liangliang

    桌(zhuō)角(jiǎo)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)。我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)打(dǎ)个(gè)电话(diànhuà)吧(ba)。

    Not there either. I'll call it for you.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)。啊(a)，在(zài)墙(qiáng)角(jiǎo)响(xiǎng)！

    Okay. Ah, it's ringing in the corner of the wall!

  6. Liangliang

    是(shì)你(nǐ)自己(zìjǐ)放(fàng)的(de)吧(ba)？

    You put it there yourself, didn't you?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

三(sān)角(jiǎo)形(xíng)有(yǒu)三(sān)个(gè)角(jiǎo)，而(ér)六(liù)边(biān)形(xíng)有(yǒu)六(liù)个(gè)角(jiǎo)

A triangle has 3 corners, and a hexagon has 6 corners.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xujie8410 · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)到(dào)这(zhè)儿(r)拐(guǎi)弯(wān)角(jiǎo)上(shàng)去(qù)坐(zuò)地(dì)铁(tiě)。

Turn here to get on the subway.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by Mouseneb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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