把戏

bǎ xì · ba xi

Traditional 把戲

Meaning

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  1. acrobatics; jugglery
  2. trick; ploy

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2 examples
01

猴(hóu)子(zi)能(néng)学(xué)会(huì)很(hěn)多(duō)把(bǎ)戏(xì)。

Monkeys can learn a lot of tricks.

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

02

老(lǎo)狗(gǒu)学(xué)不(bu)出(chū)新(xīn)把(bǎ)戏(xì)。

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

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