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空竹

Word · Noun

diabolo; Chinese yo-yo

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

diabolo; Chinese yo-yo; a traditional toy made of bamboo or wood

Also known as 空钟 or 响簧. A traditional Chinese folk toy that requires skill to keep spinning and perform tricks.

Lǎo老
rén人
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
shú熟
liàn练
de地
dǒu抖
zhe着
kōng空
zhú竹
 。

The old man was skillfully playing with the diabolo in the park.

Kōng空
zhú竹
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
mín民
jiān间
wán玩
jù具
 。

The diabolo is a traditional Chinese folk toy.

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Tā他
xué学
huì会
le了
gè各
zhǒng种
gāo高
nán难
dù度
de的
kōng空
zhú竹
jì技
qiǎo巧
 。

He has learned various high-difficulty diabolo tricks.

Hái孩
zi子
men们
xǐ喜
huan欢
kàn看
kōng空
zhú竹
xuán旋
zhuǎn转
shí时
fā发
chū出
de的
wēng嗡
wēng嗡
shēng声
 。

The children love watching the buzzing sound the diabolo makes when it spins.