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金字塔

jīn zì tǎ · jin zi ta

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. pyramid (building or structure)
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A pyramid of cups

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)埃及(āijí)看(kàn)金字塔(jīnzìtǎ)。

    I want to go to Egypt to see the pyramids.

  2. Dengdeng

    太远(tàiyuǎn)了(le)。我们(wǒmen)用(yòng)杯子(bēizi)做(zuò)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)金字塔(jīnzìtǎ)吧(ba)。

    Too far. Let us make a small pyramid with cups.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！下面(xiàmiàn)放(fàng)四个(sìgè)杯子(bēizi)。

    Good! Put four cups at the bottom.

  4. Dengdeng

    上面(shàngmiàn)放(fàng)两个(liǎnggè)，最上面(zuìshàngmiàn)放(fàng)一个(yīgè)。

    Put two above and one on the very top.

  5. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，我们的(wǒmende)金字塔(jīnzìtǎ)做好(zuòhǎo)了(le)！

    Look, our pyramid is finished!

  6. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)打(dǎ)了(le)个(gè)喷嚏(pēntì)，金字塔(jīnzìtǎ)倒了(dǎole)！

    Oh no, I sneezed and the pyramid collapsed!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

世(shì)界(jiè)各(gè)地(dì)都(dōu)有(yǒu)金(jīn)字(zì)塔(tǎ)，不(bù)只(zhǐ)是(shì)埃(āi)及(jí)。

There are pyramids all over the world, not only in Egypt.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by carlosalberto · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

金(jīn)字(zì)塔(tǎ)是(shì)古(gǔ)时(shí)候(hou)建(jiàn)造(zào)的(de)。

The pyramids were built in ancient times.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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