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毛病

máo bìng
HSK 3

English Meaning

fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment

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老毛病了 一休息不好 就容易这样
HSK 3 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“I know my own body, so there is no need to admit me to the hospital.”

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你住院观察两天吧 不用住院吧

“Stay in the hospital for observation for two days. I don't need to stay, do I?”

“It's an old problem. When I don't rest well, it tends to happen.”

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老林就是瞎紧张

“Lin is just worrying for nothing.”

《生命树》 · hospital_and_health
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还是我耳朵出毛病了 这都不像你说出来的话
HSK 3 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Who are you and what have you done with the person I usually know?”

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你不会是发烧了吧

“Are you running a fever?”

“Or is something wrong with my ears? This does not sound like something you would say.”

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怎么了 住了一段时间院 有长进了

“What is it? After staying in the hospital for a while, you have grown.”

《家事法庭》 · social_and_dating
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而且还有一些 小偷小摸的臭毛病
HSK 3 00:02
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说经常打架

“He is often involved in fights.”

“And he is stealing.”

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张大庆和张小庆 谁跟 就那个主任

“Zhang Daqing and Zhang Xiaoqing. Which one”

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