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码头

mǎ tóu
HSK 5

English Meaning

dock; pier; wharf

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码头到这边要二十分钟欸
HSK 6 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“You really came all this way just for shaved ice?”

1. PREVIOUS

我是来吃这个冰的

“I came for the shaved ice.”

“It's a twenty-minute ride from the pier.”

3. NEXT

二十分钟

“Twenty minutes?”

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要你去码头送他
HSK 6 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Just the thought of saying goodbye to him completely rattled you, didn't it?”

1. PREVIOUS

你就整个人怪怪的

“you've been acting weird.”

“I asked you to see him off at the dock,”

3. NEXT

那个脸

“and you looked like”

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该拜的码头 就去拜
HSK 6 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Do what it takes to appease the local bosses so we can operate smoothly.”

1. PREVIOUS

平叔 强龙不压地头蛇 等到了之后

“Uncle Ping, a powerful outsider can't compete with a local. When you get there,”

“go pay our respects to the local bosses.”

3. NEXT

也别急着竞争

“And don't rush to compete.”

《良陈美锦》 · business_and_trade
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