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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 第二人称
[dì-èrrénchēng]
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1.
名
指听话人一方。单数用"你"或"您",复数用"你们"。
Examples
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我们都称他老李。
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We all call him Lao Li.
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给我称一公斤苹果。
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I'd like one kilo of apples, please.
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他称得起一位伟大的改革家。
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He deserves to be called a great reformer.
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我们都亲热地称她为大姐。
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We all affectionately refer to her as our elder sister.
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“文革”以后,有些四川人背称父亲为老把子。
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After the Cultural Revolution, some people in Sichuan began to call their own fathers "Laobazi" behind their backs.
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他口才极好,我们称他“辩士”。
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He is good at debating, so we call him “orator”.
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他总喜欢称大,所以大家都很讨厌他。
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Everyone dislikes him because he is always flaunting his seniority.
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中国人习惯把媒人称之为红娘。
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The Chinese used to call matchmakers "Hong Niang".
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这部小说采用了第一人称叙述的方法。
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This novel uses the first person in narration.
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Word Decomposition
第
[dì]
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二
[èr]
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人
[rén]
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称
[chēng]
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