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隧道

suì dào · sui dao

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. tunnel
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An echo in the tunnel

  1. Liangliang

    前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)一条(yītiáo)隧道(suìdào)，你(nǐ)把(bǎ)窗户(chuānghu)关上(guānshàng)。

    There is a tunnel ahead. Close the window.

  2. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  3. Liangliang

    隧道(suìdào)里(lǐ)声音(shēngyīn)很(hěn)大(dà)，也(yě)很(hěn)脏(zāng)。

    It is loud and dirty in a tunnel.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)进(jìn)隧道(suìdào)的(de)时候(shíhou)，我(wǒ)大声(dàshēng)唱歌(chànggē)！

    Ok, then when we enter the tunnel, I will sing loudly!

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，你(nǐ)唱(chàng)，我(wǒ)听着(tīngzhe)。

    Alright, you sing and I will listen.

  6. Dengdeng

    啊(a)——！哇(wa)，隧道(suìdào)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)回声(huíshēng)！我(wǒ)唱得(chàngde)真(zhēn)好听(hǎotīng)！

    Ahh! Wow, the tunnel has an echo. I sound really good!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

观(guān)光(guāng)巴(bā)士(shì)穿(chuān)过(guò)了(le)一(yì)条(tiáo)长(cháng)长(cháng)的(de)隧(suì)道(dào)。

The sightseeing bus ran through a long tunnel.

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

02

新(xīn)建(jiàn)的(de)隧(suì)道(dào)比(bǐ)以(yǐ)前(qián)的(de)那(nà)一(yì)条(tiáo)长(cháng)两(liǎng)倍(bèi)。

The new tunnel is twice as long as the old one.

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

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