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English Sentence:

I saw a starfish on the beach.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

我在沙灘上看到一隻海星。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

我在沙滩上看到一只海星。

Pinyin:

wo3 zai4 sha1 tan1 shang4 kan4 dao4 yi4 zhi1 hai3 xing1.

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Words used:

我我

wǒ

1. I 2. me 3. my 4. our

Here: I

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在在

zài

1. in, at, on 2. located at 3. at the moment (ongoing action) 4. to be, to exist 5. (an indicator of location or time)

Here: in, at, on

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沙灘沙滩

shā tān

sandy beach, sand beach

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上上

shàng

1. on top of, above, on, up 2. previous 3. to go up, to go to 4. according to 5. to attend (class, school) 6. superior, better 7. to install 8. to apply 9. to forge ahead 10. to fall, to get onto

Here: on top of, above, on, up

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看到看到

kàn dào

1. to see 2. to notice, to observe

Here: saw, to have seen

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一一

yì

1. one, 1 (4th tone, used in Taiwan) 2. as soon as 3. each, every 4. single, alone 5. whole, entire, all, throughout 6. (indicating the intention to try)

Here: one, 1 (4th tone, used in Taiwan)

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隻只

zhī

1. (a measure word for animals, insects) 2. (a measure word for one of a pair, e.g. ears)

Here: (a measure word for animals)

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海星海星

hǎi xīng

starfish

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