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雕像

diāo xiàng · diao xiang

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Measure word: 尊 zūn

Meaning

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  1. sculpture
  2. (carved) statue
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The new statue

  1. Liangliang

    咖啡馆(kāfēiguǎn)门口(ménkǒu)新(xīn)来(lái)了(le)一座(yīzuò)雕像(diāoxiàng)。

    There is a new statue at the cafe door.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？我(wǒ)怎么(zěnme)没(méi)看到(kàndào)？

    Really? How come I didn't see it?

  3. Liangliang

    就(jiù)在(zài)门边(ménbiān)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，一动不动(yīdòngbùdòng)。

    Right by the door. Look, it does not move at all.

  4. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)雕像(diāoxiàng)做得(zuòde)真(zhēn)像(xiàng)人(rén)。

    This statue looks just like a person.

  5. Liangliang

    它(tā)刚才(gāngcái)眨(zhǎ)了(le)一下(yīxià)眼睛(yǎnjing)！

    It just blinked!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)不是(bùshì)雕像(diāoxiàng)，那(nà)是(shì)在(zài)等(děng)朋友(péngyou)的(de)人(rén)！

    That is not a statue. That is a person waiting for a friend!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

忠(zhōng)犬(quǎn)八(bā)公(gōng)的(de)雕(diāo)像(xiàng)伫(zhù)立(lì)在(zài)涩(sè)谷(gǔ)站(zhàn)前(qián)。

The statue of Hachiko, the faithful dog, stands in front of Shibuya Station.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mtdot · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

广(guǎng)场(chǎng)中(zhōng)央(yāng)有(yǒu)一(yí)座(zuò)雕(diāo)像(xiàng)，很(hěn)多(duō)游(yóu)客(kè)在(zài)那(nà)里(lǐ)拍(pāi)照(zhào)。

There is a statue in the center of the square, and many tourists take photos there.

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