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青蛙

qīng wā · qing wa

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Measure word: 只 zhī

Meaning

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  1. frog
  2. (old) (slang) ugly guy
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Who sings better, us or the frogs?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)听(tīng)，池塘(chítáng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)青蛙(qīngwā)在(zài)叫(jiào)。

    Liangliang, listen, there are frogs croaking in the pond.

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)！我们(wǒmen)来(lái)学学(xuéxué)青蛙(qīngwā)叫(jiào)吧(ba)。

    Really! Let us imitate a frog croaking.

  3. Dengdeng

    呱呱呱(gūgūgū)！我(wǒ)学(xué)得(de)像(xiàng)不像(bùxiàng)青蛙(qīngwā)？

    Croak croak croak! Do I sound like a frog?

  4. Liangliang

    像(xiàng)！呱呱呱(gūgūgū)！

    Yes! Croak croak croak!

  5. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)在(zài)干什么(gànshénme)？池塘(chítáng)里(lǐ)的(de)青蛙(qīngwā)都(dōu)不(bù)叫(jiào)了(le)。

    What are you two doing? The frogs in the pond have all stopped croaking.

  6. Dengdeng

    它们(tāmen)是不是(shìbùshì)在(zài)听(tīng)我们(wǒmen)唱歌(chànggē)？

    Are they listening to us sing?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

以(yǐ)前(qián)在(zài)这(zhè)个(ge)池(chí)塘(táng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)许(xǔ)多(duō)青(qīng)蛙(wā)。

There used to be a lot of frogs in this pond.

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02

一(yì)只(zhī)青(qīng)蛙(wā)从(cóng)荷(hé)叶(yè)上(shàng)跳(tiào)进(jìn)了(le)水(shuǐ)里(lǐ)。

A frog jumped from the lotus leaf into the water.

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