English Sentence:

Items left on a shelf for a long time will gather dust.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

東西放在架子上久了就會積灰塵。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

东西放在架子上久了就会积灰尘。

Pinyin:

dong1 xi1 fang4 zai4 jia4 zi5 shang4 jiu3 le5 jiu4 hui4 ji1 hui1 chen2.

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Words used:

東西   东西

dōng xī

Mainland Pronunciation:

dōng xi

things, stuff, object

Here: things, stuff

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放在   放在

fàng zài

to place at

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架子   架子

jià zi

1. shelf, stand, rack 2. frame 3. airs, arrogance

Here: shelf, rack

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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, on

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jiǔ

long time

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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 which indicates a past tense)

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jiù

1. then, just, right away 2. to approach, to move towards 3. to accomplish 4. to undertake, to engage in 5. as early as, already 6. in that case 7. as many as 8. even if 9. to suffer, subjected to 10. to go with (foods) 11. with regard to, concerning

Here: then

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huì

1. will (indicating future) 2. be likely to, be sure to 3. can, to be able to 4. to meet (someone) 5. to meet together, to assemble 6. meeting, conference 7. to understand, to know 8. association, group, congress 9. occasion, opportunity, chance

Here: will (indicating future)

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1. to accumulate, to amass 2. measured quantity 3. the product of multiplication (mathematics) 4. habitual, inveterate 5. long-standing, long 6. to add up, to sum up to 7. to stagnate, to become stagnant

Here: to accumulate

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灰塵   灰尘

huī chén

dust, dirt

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