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走廊

zǒu láng · zou lang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. corridor
  2. aisle
  3. hallway
  4. passageway
  5. veranda
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The long corridor

  1. Dengdeng

    公司(gōngsī)的(de)走廊(zǒuláng)太(tài)长(cháng)了(le)，走(zǒu)一次(yīcì)要(yào)两分钟(liǎngfēnzhōng)。

    The company corridor is so long that one walk takes two minutes.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)在(zài)走廊(zǒuláng)里(lǐ)碰到(pèngdào)老板(lǎobǎn)了(le)。

    I ran into the boss in the corridor yesterday.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What did you say?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)什么(shénme)都(dōu)没(méi)说(shuō)，只是(zhǐshì)笑(xiào)了(le)一下(yīxià)。

    I said nothing. I just smiled.

  5. Dengdeng

    然后(ránhòu)呢(ne)？

    And then?

  6. Liangliang

    然后(ránhòu)走廊(zǒuláng)太(tài)长(cháng)，我们(wǒmen)笑(xiào)了(le)两分钟(liǎngfēnzhōng)。

    Then the corridor was so long that we smiled for two minutes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)能(néng)在(zài)走(zǒu)廊(láng)里(lǐ)说(shuō)话(huà)吗(ma)？

Can we speak in the hall?

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

02

他(tā)站(zhàn)在(zài)走(zǒu)廊(láng)尽(jìn)头(tóu)，等(děng)着(zhe)电(diàn)梯(tī)。

He stood at the end of the hallway, waiting for the elevator.

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