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马戏团

mǎ xì tuán · ma xi tuan

Traditional 馬戲團

Meaning

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  1. circus
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A circus by the park

  1. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)旁边(pángbiān)来(lái)了(le)一(yī)个(gè)马戏团(mǎxìtuán)！

    A circus has come next to the park!

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？有(yǒu)大象(dàxiàng)吗(ma)？

    Really? Are there elephants?

  3. Liangliang

    海报(hǎibào)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)有(yǒu)大象(dàxiàng)，还有(háiyǒu)小狗(xiǎogǒu)。

    The poster says there are elephants, and puppies too.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)去(qù)过(guò)一(yī)次(cì)马戏团(mǎxìtuán)。

    I went to a circus once when I was little.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)还(hái)记得(jìde)什么(shénme)表演(biǎoyǎn)吗(ma)？

    Do you still remember any of the show?

  6. Dengdeng

    不(bù)记得(jìde)了(le)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)记得(jìde)糖葫芦(tánghúlu)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    No. I only remember that the candied haws were tasty.

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01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)在(zài)一(yí)个(gè)马(mǎ)戏(xì)团(tuán)当(dāng)训(xùn)象(xiàng)师(shī)。

Tom works as an elephant trainer in a circus.

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

02

周(zhōu)末(mò)我(wǒ)们(men)带(dài)孩(hái)子(zi)去(qù)马(mǎ)戏(xì)团(tuán)看(kàn)表(biǎo)演(yǎn)。

On the weekend we took the kids to the circus to see a show.

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