English Sentence:

We need a house with three bedrooms, two rooms are not enough to live.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

我們需要三個房間的房子,兩個房間不夠住。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

我们需要三个房间的房子,两个房间不够住。

Pinyin:

wo3 men5 xu1 yao4 san1 ge5 fang2 jian1 de5 fang2 zi5, liang3 ge5 fang2 jian1 bu2 gou4 zhu4.

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我們   我们

wǒ men

1. we 2. our 3. us

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需要   需要

xū yào

1. to need, to require 2. to have to

Here: to need, to require

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sān

three, 3

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ge

1. piece 2. (a measure word for people or objects)

Here: (a measure word for rooms)

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房間   房间

fáng jiān

room

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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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房子   房子

fáng zi

house, building

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liǎng

1. two, 2 2. both 3. a unit of weight equal to 50 grams 4. tael (Chinese system of weights & currency)

Here: two, 2

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ge

1. piece 2. (a measure word for people or objects)

Here: (a measure word for rooms)

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房間   房间

fáng jiān

room

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不夠   不够

bú gòu

insufficient, not enough

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zhù

1. to live, to reside 2. to stop, to cease 3. (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Here: to live, to reside

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