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高跟鞋

gāo gēn xié · gao gen xie

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HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. high-heeled shoes
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Heels and a hill

  1. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)穿(chuān)高跟鞋(gāogēnxié)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    I am wearing high heels today. Where shall we go?

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)爬山(páshān)吧(ba)。

    Let us go climb the hill.

  3. Qiqi

    爬山(páshān)？你(nǐ)看(kàn)我(wǒ)的(de)高跟鞋(gāogēnxié)！

    Climb a hill? Look at my high heels!

  4. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)。

    Sorry, I forgot.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)走走(zǒuzǒu)吧(ba)。

    Then let us walk around the park.

  6. Qiqi

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)先(xiān)买(mǎi)一双(yīshuāng)运动鞋(yùndòngxié)。

    OK, but I want to buy a pair of sneakers first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)穿(chuān)着(zhe)高(gāo)跟(gēn)鞋(xié)，这(zhè)样(yàng)显(xiǎn)得(de)更(gèng)高(gāo)一(yì)些(xiē)。

She wears high heels to make herself look taller.

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02

这(zhè)双(shuāng)高(gāo)跟(gēn)鞋(xié)很(hěn)漂(piào)亮(liàng)，但(dàn)走(zǒu)久(jiǔ)了(le)脚(jiǎo)会(huì)疼(téng)。

These high heels are pretty, but your feet hurt after walking in them for a while.

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