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角

Jué / jiǎo / jué
HSK 2

English Meaning

(Jué) surname Jue | (jiǎo) angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) | (jué) role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
用得着这么拐弯抹角吗 我不是这个意思
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你不就是想说我们孩子成绩差 踢不踢球都一样

“Aren't you just trying to say that our kids have poor grades, and it doesn't matter whether they play football or not?”

“-Why beat around the bush? -That's not what I mean. [No Smoking]”

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你不是这个意思什么意思啊 不就是看不上

“[No Smoking] Then what did you mean? You just look down on”

《灿如繁星》 · crisis_and_conflict
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怎么到楚楚这你就钻牛角尖呢
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“You are usually smart and level-headed, so stop being so unnecessarily stubborn about her.”

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你万事拎得清

“You're clear-headed about everything,”

“so why do you get stuck when it comes to Chu Chu?”

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赶紧转过弯吧

“Snap out of it.”

《御赐小仵作》 · social_and_dating
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我还是要唱主角的
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但要是让我再来一遍

“But if I had to do it all over again,”

“I'd still want to be the lead.”

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陈师

“Master Chen.”

《主角》 · workplace
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