English Sentence:

This bridge was built 10 years ago.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

這座橋是十年前建造的。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

这座桥是十年前建造的。

Pinyin:

zhe4 zuo4 qiao2 shi4 shi2 nian2 qian2 jian4 zao4 de5.

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zhè

1. this 2. these 3. such

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zuò

1. seat, stand 2. (a measure word for immovable objects such as islands, mountains, buildings) 3. base, place 4. constellation

Here: (a measure word for bridges)

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qiáo

a bridge

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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

Here: was

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十年   十年

shí nián

ten years, a decade

Here: ten years

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qián

1. front 2. ago, before 3. ahead 4. previous, former 5. forward

Here: before

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建造   建造

jiàn zào

to construct, to build

Here: to build

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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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