English Sentence:

The fires in Australia caused lots of damage.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

澳洲的火災釀成了很大的災害。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

澳洲的火灾酿成了很大的灾害。

Pinyin:

ao4 zhou1 de5 huo3 zai1 niang4 cheng2 le5 hen3 da4 de5 zai1 hai4.

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澳洲   澳洲

ào zhōu

Australia (continent)

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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: of (possessive particle)

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火災   火灾

huǒ zāi

fire accident

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釀成   酿成

niàng chéng

to lead to, to form gradually

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le

1. (particle signifying the change of situation) 2. (completed action marker) 3. (a filler word without any meaning)

Here: (particle signifying the change of situation)

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hěn

very, quite

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[polite] 1. big, great, large 2. major, main 3. oldest, eldest 4. (polite) your or your esteemed 5. age 6. in an extreme manner, greatly 7. short for university (used only in the abbreviation of the name) 8. mature, grown up 9. well-known, successful

Here: big, great, large

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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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災害   灾害

zāi hài

disaster, disastrous damage

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