English Sentence:

The ancient Egyptians believed dung beetles are sacred.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

古埃及人相信蜣螂是神聖的。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

古埃及人相信蜣螂是神圣的。

Pinyin:

gu3 ai1 ji2 ren2 xiang1 xin4 qiang1 lang2 shi4 shen2 sheng4 de5.

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ancient, old

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埃及   埃及

āi jí

Egypt

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rén

people, person, human being

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相信   相信

xiāng xìn

to believe in, to trust, to be convinced of sth

Here: to believe in, to be convinced of sth

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蜣螂   蜣螂

qiāng láng

dung beetle

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shì

1. yes 2. to be (is, are, am, was, were) 3. (formal) that 4. (old) this, this thing 5. (particle emphasizing the word following it) 6. (particle showing agreement) 7. true, correct

Here: is

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神聖   神圣

shén shèng

divine, holy, sacred

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de

1. of (possessive particle) 2. (adjectival ending) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used to form a nominal expression)

Here: (adjectival ending)

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