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隔壁

gé bì · ge bi

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  1. next door
  2. neighbor
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The singing neighbor

  1. Liangliang

    隔壁(gébì)每天(měitiān)晚上(wǎnshang)都(dōu)有(yǒu)人(rén)唱歌(chànggē)，真(zhēn)好听(hǎotīng)。

    Every night someone next door sings. It sounds so nice.

  2. Dengdeng

    谁(shéi)住(zhù)在(zài)隔壁(gébì)？你(nǐ)认识(rènshi)吗(ma)？

    Who lives next door? Do you know them?

  3. Liangliang

    不(bù)认识(rènshi)。我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)去(qù)敲(qiāo)了(le)隔壁(gébì)的(de)门(mén)。

    No. Today I knocked on the door next door.

  4. Dengdeng

    然后(ránhòu)呢(ne)？是(shì)谁(shéi)在(zài)唱歌(chànggē)？

    And then? Who was singing?

  5. Liangliang

    是(shì)一位(yīwèi)奶奶(nǎinai)，她(tā)说(shuō)她(tā)在(zài)跟着(gēnzhe)电视(diànshì)唱(chàng)。

    It's an old lady. She said she was singing along with the TV.

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2 examples
01

隔(gé)壁(bì)桌(zhuō)的(de)对(duì)话(huà)吸(xī)引(yǐn)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)注(zhù)意(yì)。

My attention was grabbed by a conversation at the neighbouring table.

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

02

住(zhù)在(zài)我(wǒ)们(men)隔(gé)壁(bì)的(de)男(nán)人(rén)是(shì)位(wèi)知(zhī)名(míng)演(yǎn)员(yuán)。

The man who lives next door to us is a famous actor.

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

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