🇬🇧🇨🇳 pattern - 图案 : English Lesson

Meaning of "pattern" ("图案"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A pattern is a design or arrangement where shapes, colors, sounds, or objects repeat again and again in the same order, like red-blue-red-blue or circle-square-circle-square.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I arranged my cookies in a pattern of one for me, one for the plate, and then somehow the plate never got any.

I wore a polka-dot pattern with striped pants, and the mirror actually sighed at me.

Our kitchen plates have a pattern of smiling vegetables, which is awkward when I’m eating their cousins for dinner.

The pattern on my blanket is stars and moons, so every night I sleep inside a tiny universe that smells like laundry detergent.

Scientists study weather patterns, like how rain keeps repeating on weekends, which proves the clouds read our plans.

Anna found red and blue blocks. She made a pattern: red, blue, red, blue. She made a long pattern on the floor. Her cat walked on the pattern and left paw marks. Anna laughed and made a new pattern around the paw marks. She clapped and loved the little pattern.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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