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English Sentence:

His childhood dream was to become an astronaut.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

他小時候的願望是成為太空人。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

他小时候的愿望是成为太空人。

Pinyin:

ta1 xiao3 shi2 hou4 de5 yuan4 wang4 shi4 cheng2 wei2 tai4 kong1 ren2.

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Words used:

他他

tā

1. he 2. him 3. his 4. other, some other

Here: his

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小時候
小时候

xiǎo shí hòu

as a child, in childhood

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的的

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: (possessive particle)

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願望愿望

yuàn wàng

desire, wish

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是是

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: to be (is, are, am, was, were)

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成為成为

chéng wéi

to become

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太空人
太空人

tài kōng rén

[Taiwan only] astronaut

Here: astronaut, taikonaut

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