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刺

cī · ci/cì · ci

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

没(méi)有(yǒu)玫(méi)瑰(guī)花(huā)是(shì)不(bù)长(zhǎng)刺(cì)的(de)。

There are no roses without thorns.

Tatoeba: Chinese by uhasan · English by fanty · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

她(tā)拔(bá)出(chū)了(le)一(yì)根(gēn)儿(r)扎(zhā)在(zài)轮(lún)胎(tāi)里(lǐ)的(de)刺(cì)。

She pulled a thorn out of the tyre.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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