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Top 2500

2362 wordsChinese → Germansaved in flashcards

Translation:ChineseZH⌄

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吓

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erschrecken

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃrɛkən]

verbB2

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项目

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das Projekt

[pʁoˈjɛkt]

nounA1

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噪音

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der Lärm

[lɛʁm]

nounA2

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响亮的

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laut

[laʊt]

adjA2

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笑

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lachen

[ˈlaxn̩]

verbA1

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杀死

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töten

[ˈtøːtn̩]

verbA2

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尝试

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experimentieren

[ɛkspɛʁimenˈtiːʁən]

verbB1

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化学的

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chemisch

[ˈçeːmɪʃ]

adjB1

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接近

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sich nähern

[zɪç ˈnɛːɐ̯n]

verbB2

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井

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der Brunnen

[ˈbʁʊnən]

nounC1

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