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Pronunciation |
: |
xì |
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Meaning |
: |
- play; sport. (v)
- make fun of; joke. (v)
- drama; play; show. (n)
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Radical |
: |
戈 |
Strokes |
: |
6 |
Traditional |
: |
戲 ( Stroke Order ) |
Usage |
: |
10.3% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
1. |
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: |
drama; play; theatre; theater |
4. |
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: |
acrobatics; cheap trick |
Sentences:
1. The children are playing in the park. |
hái |
zǐ |
men |
zài |
gōng |
yuán |
lǐ |
yóu |
xì |
。 |
孩 |
子 |
们 |
在 |
公 |
园 |
里 |
游 |
戏 |
。 |
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孩子们 |
: |
children |
在 |
: |
at |
公园 |
: |
park |
里 |
: |
inside |
游戏 |
: |
play |
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2. The cat is playing with a live mouse. |
māo |
zài |
xì |
nòng |
nà |
zhī |
huó |
lǎo |
shǔ |
。 |
猫 |
在 |
戏 |
弄 |
那 |
只 |
活 |
老 |
鼠 |
。 |
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猫 |
: |
cat |
在 |
: |
with |
戏弄 |
: |
tease |
那 |
: |
that |
只 |
: |
measure word |
活 |
: |
live |
老鼠 |
: |
mouse |
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3. It was a wonderful performance. |
zhè |
chǎng |
xì |
yǎn |
de |
hěn |
jīng |
cǎi |
。 |
这 |
场 |
戏 |
演 |
得 |
很 |
精 |
彩 |
。 |
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这 |
: |
this |
场 |
: |
(measure word) used for recreational or sports activities |
戏 |
: |
drama |
演 |
: |
perform |
得 |
: |
(particle) used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree |
很 |
: |
very |
精彩 |
: |
wonderful |
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4. Don’t play old tricks! |
bié |
wán |
lǎo |
yī |
tào |
de |
bǎ |
xì |
le |
! |
别 |
玩 |
老 |
一 |
套 |
的 |
把 |
戏 |
了 |
! |
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别 |
: |
don’t |
玩 |
: |
play |
老 |
: |
old |
一 |
: |
one |
套 |
: |
(measure word) set, suit, suite |
的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute |
把戏 |
: |
trick |
了 |
: |
(particle) indicating a request or a command |
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Hi min min, thank you for your website, I’m amazed at what you are doing!
With this lesson xi4, is the pinyin on the first sentence correct?
Hi Ai-Ling,
The pinyin for the first sentence is incorrect. I have corrected it.
Thanks for pointing out the mistake.