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鞋带

xié dài · xie dai

Traditional 鞋帶

Measure words: 根 gēn, 双 shuāng

Meaning

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  1. shoelace
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Tied together

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)鞋带(xiédài)开(kāi)了(le)

    Dengdeng, your shoelace is undone.

  2. Dengdeng

    没(méi)关系(guānxi)，我(wǒ)走(zǒu)慢(màn)一点(yīdiǎn)

    It is fine. I will walk slowly.

  3. Liangliang

    不行(bùxíng)，会(huì)摔倒(shuāidǎo)的(de)！

    No, you will fall!

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)蹲(dūn)下来(xiàlai)系(jì)鞋带(xiédài)

    OK, I will crouch down and tie my shoelace.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)把(bǎ)两(liǎng)只(zhī)鞋(xié)的(de)鞋带(xiédài)系(jì)在(zài)一起(yīqǐ)了(le)？

    Done? Why did you tie both shoelaces together?

  6. Dengdeng

    这样(zhèyàng)它们(tāmen)就(jiù)不(bù)会(huì)开(kāi)了(le)呀(ya)！

    Then they will never come undone!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)怎(zěn)么(me)系(jì)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)鞋(xié)带(dài)。

Tom doesn't know how to tie his shoes.

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

02

我(wǒ)的(de)鞋(xié)带(dài)松(sōng)了(le)，得(děi)停(tíng)下(xià)来(lái)重(chóng)新(xīn)系(jì)好(hǎo)。

My shoelace is loose; I need to stop and tie it again.

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