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项链

xiàng liàn · xiang lian

Traditional 項鏈

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5Measure word: 条 tiáo

Meaning

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  1. necklace
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A gift for mom

  1. Dengdeng

    妈妈(māma)的(de)生日(shēngrì)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)给(gěi)她(tā)买(mǎi)一条(yītiáo)项链(xiàngliàn)。

    It is Mom's birthday. I want to buy her a necklace.

  2. Liangliang

    项链(xiàngliàn)太(tài)贵(guì)了(le)吧(ba)？

    A necklace is expensive, isn't it?

  3. Dengdeng

    夜市(yèshì)的(de)项链(xiàngliàn)不(bù)贵(guì)。

    Necklaces at the night market are not expensive.

  4. Liangliang

    她(tā)戴(dài)项链(xiàngliàn)吗(ma)？

    Does she even wear necklaces?

  5. Dengdeng

    她(tā)说(shuō)她(tā)只(zhǐ)戴(dài)围巾(wéijīn)。

    She said she only wears scarves.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)项链(xiàngliàn)送(sòng)我(wǒ)吧(ba)。

    Then give the necklace to me.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)至(zhì)今(jīn)还(hái)珍(zhēn)惜(xī)你(nǐ)十(shí)年(nián)前(qián)给(gěi)我(wǒ)的(de)项(xiàng)链(liàn)。

I still cherish the necklace you gave me ten years ago.

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

02

在(zài)沙(shā)发(fā)下(xià)，汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)找(zhǎo)到(dào)了(le)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)的(de)项(xiàng)链(liàn)。

Tom found Mary's necklace under the sofa.

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

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