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迪斯科

dí sī kē · di si ke

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  1. disco (loanword)
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Grandma's dance

  1. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)有人(yǒurén)跳(tiào)迪斯科(dísīkē)！

    Someone is dancing disco in the park!

  2. Dengdeng

    迪斯科(dísīkē)？是不是(shìbùshì)很(hěn)老(lǎo)的(de)舞(wǔ)？

    Disco? Isn't that a very old dance?

  3. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)奶奶(nǎinai)最(zuì)爱(ài)跳(tiào)迪斯科(dísīkē)，她(tā)三十(sānshí)岁(suì)就(jiù)跳(tiào)了(le)。

    My grandma loves disco most. She was already dancing it at thirty.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)也(yě)去(qù)跳(tiào)吧(ba)！

    Then let's go dance too!

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！哎(āi)，她们(tāmen)跳(tiào)得(de)好(hǎo)快(kuài)，我(wǒ)跟不上(gēnbushàng)。

    OK! Hey, they dance so fast. I can't keep up.

  6. Qiqi

    别(bié)急(jí)，她们(tāmen)练(liàn)了(le)四十(sìshí)年(nián)迪斯科(dísīkē)！

    Don't rush. They've practiced disco for forty years!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)什(shén)么(me)也(yě)没(méi)解(jiě)释(shì)就(jiù)把(bǎ)他(tā)踢(tī)出(chū)迪(dí)斯(sī)科(kē)了(le)。

They kicked him out of the disco without any explanation.

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02

周(zhōu)末(mò)我(wǒ)们(men)打(dǎ)算(suàn)去(qù)迪(dí)斯(sī)科(kē)跳(tiào)舞(wǔ)，放(fàng)松(sōng)一(yí)下(xià)。

This weekend we plan to go to the disco to dance and relax a bit.

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