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金枪鱼

jīn qiāng yú · jin qiang yu

Traditional 金槍魚

Meaning

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  1. tuna
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Three cans of tuna

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)吃(chī)金枪鱼(jīnqiāngyú)三明治(sānmíngzhì)！

    Tuna sandwiches today!

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，你(nǐ)买了(mǎile)多少(duōshao)金枪鱼(jīnqiāngyú)？

    Great. How much tuna did you buy?

  3. Dengdeng

    三罐(sānguàn)。我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)玉米(yùmǐ)罐头(guàntou)，买错了(mǎicuòle)。

    Three cans. I wanted sweetcorn, and bought the wrong one.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)这个(zhège)星期(xīngqī)，我们(wǒmen)要(yào)天天(tiāntiān)吃(chī)金枪鱼(jīnqiāngyú)了(le)。

    Then this week we will eat tuna every day.

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，金枪鱼(jīnqiāngyú)三明治(sānmíngzhì)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    No problem. Tuna sandwiches are tasty.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

鲨(shā)鱼(yú)皮(pí)比(bǐ)金(jīn)枪(qiāng)鱼(yú)皮(pí)粗(cū)糙(cāo)多(duō)了(le)。

The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.

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

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)的(de)金(jīn)枪(qiāng)鱼(yú)三(sān)明(míng)治(zhì)很(hěn)受(shòu)欢(huān)迎(yíng)。

This shop's tuna sandwiches are very popular.

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