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Pronunciation help for describing people in Chinese
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尼克头发短。
Níkè tóufà duǎn。
Nik has short hair.
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丽莎头发长。
Lìshā tóufà cháng。
Lisa has long hair.
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她头发不长也不短。
Tā tóufà bùcháng yě bùduǎn。
She has medium-length hair.
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他头发直。
Tā tóufà zhí。
He has straight hair.
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她头发卷曲。
Tā tóufà juǎnqǔ。
She has wavy hair.
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汀娜有一头卷发。
Tīngnà yǒu yìtóu juǎnfà。
Tina has curly hair.
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玛丽安有棕色的头发。
Mǎlì’ān yǒu zōngsè de tóufà。
Maria has brown hair.
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彼得有黑色的头发。
Bǐdé yǒu hēisè de tóufà。
Peter has black hair.
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奥莉有金黄色的头发。
Àolì yǒu jīnhuángsè de tóufà。
Oli has blond hair.
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罗丝有红色的头发。
Luósī yǒu hóngsè de tóufà。
Rosi has red hair.
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What about eyes and skin color?
他有一双棕色的眼睛。
Tā yǒu yìshuāng zōngsè de yǎnjīng。
He has brown eyes.
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她有一双浅蓝色的眼睛。
Tā yǒu yìshuāng qiǎnláns è de yǎnjīng。
She has light blue eyes.
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他有一双蓝色的眼睛。
Tā yǒu yìshuāng lánsè de yǎnjīng。
He has blue eyes.
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他有深色皮肤。
Tā yǒu shēnsè pífū。
He is dark-skinned.
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她有白嫩的皮肤。
Tā yǒu báinèn de pífū。
She is fair-skinned.
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What about other features, like height and weight?
她个子不高。
Tā gèzi bùgāo。
She is short.
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他个子很高。
Tā gèzi hěngāo。
He is tall.
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她很瘦。
Tā hěnshòu。
She is thin.
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他很胖。
Tā hěnpàng。
He is fat.
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他身材瘦削。
Tā shēncái shòuxuē。
He is skinny.
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What about other abilities and features?
她动作快。
Tā dòngzuò kuài。
She is fast.
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他动作慢。
Tā dòngzuò màn。
He is slow.
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她身体强壮。
Tā shēntǐ qiángzhuàng。
She is strong.
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他很帅。
Tā hěn shuài。
He is handsome.
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他模样很好。
Tā múyàng hěnhǎo。
He is good-looking.
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她很难看。
Tā hěn nánkàn。
She is ugly.
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What about personality?
她很友善。
Tā hěn yǒushàn。
She is friendly.
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他人很好。
Tā rén hěnhǎo。
He is nice.
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她很静。
Tā hěnjìng。
She is quiet.
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她很害羞。
Tā hěn hàixiū。
She is shy.
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他很幽默。
Tā hěn yōumò。
He is humorous.
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她很聪明。
Tā hěn cōngmíng。
She is intelligent.
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他很有耐心。
Tā hěn yǒunàixīn。
He is patient.
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她很懒。
Tā hěn lǎn。
She is lazy.
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他行为恶劣。
Tā xíngwéi èliè。
He is ill-behaved.
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他很严肃。
Tā hěn yánsù。
He is serious.
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他很厚道。
Tā hěn hòudào。
He is kind.
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她很勤劳。
Tā hěn qínláo。
She is hard-working.
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他很世故。
Tā hěn shìgù。
He is sophisticated.
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她很勇敢。
Tā hěn yǒnggǎn。
She is brave.
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他很风趣。
Tā hěn fēngqù。
He is funny.
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她很穷。
Tā hěnqióng。
She is poor.
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她很富有。
Tā hěn fùyǒu。
She is rich.
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