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cymbidium
Dutch studies
close friendship
profound friendship
spider plant
Buddhist temple
a lady's room
Orchidaceae
a beautiful speech or piece of writing
spider plant
your son
lit. directory of orchids
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I have spoken with the Polish ambassador.
Source: Tatoeba #7774792 · CC BY 2.0 FRMy name is Lanlan, I'm Chinese.
Source: Tatoeba #1441762 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe bought this truck from Poland.
Source: Tatoeba #4353695 · CC BY 2.0 FRI think we are still in Poland!
Source: Tatoeba #1862285 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe population of Japan is larger than that of New Zealand.
Source: Tatoeba #812221 · CC BY 2.0 FRI had never seen a windmill until I visited the Netherlands.
Source: Tatoeba #335000 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.