English Sentence:

The grass is green.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

草是綠色的。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

草是绿色的。

Pinyin:

cao3 shi4 lü4 se4 de5.

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cǎo

1. grass, straw 2. draft

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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

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綠色   绿色

lǜ sè

1. green colour 2. green

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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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