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魔术

mó shù · mo shu

Traditional 魔術

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. magic
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The magician in the park

  1. Liangliang

    快(kuài)看(kàn)，那边(nàbian)有(yǒu)人(rén)表演(biǎoyǎn)魔术(móshù)！

    Look, someone over there is doing magic tricks!

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)把(bǎ)一(yī)只(zhǐ)鸽子(gēzi)变没(biànméi)了(le)。

    He made a dove vanish.

  3. Liangliang

    魔术(móshù)都(dōu)是(shì)假(jiǎ)的(de)吧(ba)？

    Magic tricks are all fake, right?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)还是(háishi)看不懂(kànbudǒng)。

    Yes, but I still cannot figure it out.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)会(huì)魔术(móshù)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，你(nǐ)的(de)苹果(píngguǒ)没(méi)了(le)。

    I can do magic too. Look, your apple is gone.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)嘴(zuǐ)在(zài)动(dòng)，苹果(píngguǒ)在(zài)你(nǐ)嘴(zuǐ)里(lǐ)！

    Your mouth is moving. The apple is in your mouth!

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2 examples
01

萨(sà)米(mǐ)变(biàn)过(guò)几(jǐ)个(ge)简(jiǎn)单(dān)的(de)魔(mó)术(shù)。

Sami tried some easy magic tricks.

Tatoeba: Chinese by olia1204 · English by OsoHombre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)看(kàn)得(de)目(mù)瞪(dèng)口(kǒu)呆(dāi)，完(wán)全(quán)被(bèi)台(tái)上(shàng)的(de)魔(mó)术(shù)吸(xī)引(yǐn)住(zhù)了(le)。

The children were dumbfounded, completely captivated by the magic on stage.

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