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1 son
2 child
3 seed
4 egg
5 small thing
6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)

孩子

hái zi

1 child

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡

yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang

1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise

不入虎穴，焉得虎子

bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ

1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

不见兔子不撒鹰

bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng

1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
2 one doesn't act without some incentive

乱臣贼子

luàn chén zéi zǐ

1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
2 general term for scoundrel

仁人君子

rén rén jūn zǐ

1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person

Sample Sentences

真好，上次我在网上买了一条裙子，踩了个地雷。

zhēn hǎo ，shàngcì wǒ zài wǎngshàng mǎi le yī tiáo qúnzi ，cǎi le ge dìléi 。

That is good. The last time I purchased a dress online. Unfortunately, it was not a good experience.

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幸好这家店有七天无理由退换服务，最后我把裙子退回去了。

xìnghǎo zhè jiā diàn yǒu qī tiān wúlǐyóu tuìhuàn fúwù ，zuìhòu wǒ bǎ qúnzi tuì huíqu le 。

Fortunately, the seller has a 7 day exchange and return policy.

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别催别催，人家连裙子都没选好。

bié cuī bié cuī ，rénjia lián qúnzi dōu méi xuǎn hǎo 。

Don't rush me, don't rush me, I haven't even chosen my skirt yet.

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看起来是不错，我陪老板娘去参观过。穿着整整齐齐的校服，男生打领带，女生穿裙子。不过实际情况也并不如表面看起来的那么好。

kàn qǐlái shì bùcuò ，wǒ péi lǎobǎnniáng qù cānguān guo 。chuān zhe zhěngzhěngqíqí de xiàofú ，nánshēng dǎ lǐngdài ，nǚshēng chuān qúnzi 。bùguò shíjì qíngkuàng yě bingbùrú4 biǎomiàn kàn qǐlái de nàme hǎo 。

It looks really nice. I went with the boss's wife to check it out. The children were all dressed in smart-looking uniforms: the boys wore neckties; the girls wore skirts. However, the truth of the matter is that it's not as good as it seems on the surface.

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或者你穿条裙子，把纸条用透明胶粘在腿上，到时候把裙子拉上去一点。

huò zhě nǐ chuān tiáo qúnzi ，bǎ zhǐtiáo yòng tòumíng jiāo zhān zài tuǐ shàng ，dào shíhou bǎ qúnzi lāshàngqù yīdiǎn 。

Or you can wear a skirt and use some tape to stick the paper you're going to use to your leg. When you need it, you can lift your skirt a little bit.

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呃，不会吧，这么难看的裙子，你也要买。

e ，bùhuì ba ，zhème nánkàn de qúnzi ，nǐ yě yào mǎi 。

Huh? There's no way you want to buy such an ugly skirt.

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我穿白上衣和红裙子。

wǒ chuān bái shàngyī hé hóng qúnzi 。

I'm wearing a white top and a red skirt.

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哎，好像真是的。你帮我看看，我裙子上的拉链没开吧？

āi ，hǎoxiàng zhēn shì de 。nǐ bāng wǒ kàn kan ，wǒ qúnzi shàng de lāliàn méi kāi ba ？

Hey, he really is. Can you take a look and see if the zipper to my skirt is unzipped?

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哦，那我就学习做个淑女吧。对了，我这样去可以吗？需不需要换条淑女点儿的裙子？

ò ，nà wǒ jiù xuéxí zuò gè shūnǚ ba 。duìle ，wǒ zhèyàng qù kěyǐ ma ？xū bu xūyào huàn tiáo shūnǚ diǎnr de qúnzi ？

Oh. Then I'll just learn how to act like a lady. That's right, can I go out like this? Do I need to change into a more ladylike skirt?

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哇，何老师，您今天真是格外地漂亮有气质，这条裙子太适合你了。

wā ，Hé lǎoshī ，nín jīntiān zhēn shì géwài de piàoliang yǒu qìzhì ，zhè tiáo qúnzi tài shìhé nǐ le 。

Wow, Teacher He, you look exceptionally beautiful and classy today. That skirt suits you really well.

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