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鼻子

bí zi · bi zi

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HSK 5Old HSK 3Measure words: 个 gè, 只 zhī

Meaning

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  1. nose
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Red noses

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)鼻子(bízi)怎么(zěnme)红了(hóngle)？

    Why is your nose red?

  2. Liangliang

    外面(wàimiàn)太冷了(tàilěngle)，我(wǒ)的(de)鼻子(bízi)冻红了(dònghóngle)。

    It is too cold outside. My nose is red from the cold.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)的(de)鼻子(bízi)也(yě)红了(hóngle)。

    Look, my nose is red too.

  4. Liangliang

    像(xiàng)两个(liǎnggè)小(xiǎo)苹果(píngguǒ)！

    Like two little apples!

  5. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，我(wǒ)的(de)鼻子(bízi)冒(mào)白气了(báiqìle)！

    Look, white steam is coming from my nose!

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也是(yěshì)，我们(wǒmen)像(xiàng)两列(liǎngliè)小(xiǎo)火车(huǒchē)！

    Me too. We look like two little trains!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)把(bǎ)鼻(bí)子(zi)贴(tiē)在(zài)玻(bō)璃(li)上(shàng)。

She pressed her nose against the glass.

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

02

除(chú)了(le)鼻(bí)子(zi)不(bù)通(tōng)以(yǐ)外(wài)，我(wǒ)还(hái)发(fā)着(zhe)高(gāo)烧(shāo)。

In addition to a blocked nose, I'm also suffering from a high temperature.

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

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