English Sentence:

The number of new swine flu infections has doubled.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

新流感的感染人數提高了一倍。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

新流感的感染人数提高了一倍。

Pinyin:

xin1 liu2 gan3 de5 gan3 ran3 ren2 shu4 ti2 gao1 le5 yi1 bei4.

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Words used:

新流感
新流感

xīn liú gǎn

swine flu

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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: (possessive particle)

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感染   感染

gǎn rǎn

1. infection 2. to infect, to be infected with, to catch 3. to influence, to affect

Here: infection

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人數   人数

rén shù

number of people

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提高   提高

tí gāo

to raise, to increase

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le

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

Here: (completed action marker)

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1. one, 1 2. as soon as 3. single, alone 4. each, every 5. same, identical

Here: one (number 1)

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bèi

1. (two, three, etc) -fold/times 2. to double, to increase or multiply

Here: (two, three, etc) -fold/times

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