English Sentence:

The battle lasted for 3 days and claimed the lives of 50,000 men.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

這場戰役持續了三天,共奪走五萬人的性命。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

这场战役持续了三天,共夺走五万人的性命。

Pinyin:

zhe4 chang3 zhan4 yi4 chi2 xu4 le5 san1 tian1, gong4 duo2 zou3 wu3 wan4 ren2 de5 xing4 ming4.

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zhè

1. this 2. these 3. such

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chǎng

1. open space, field 2. (a measure word for events, happenings, sports, wars, exams) 3. spell, period, episode 4. scene, stage

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戰役   战役

zhàn yì

battle, war, military campaign

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持續   持续

chí xù

to continue, to last, to persist

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le

1. (particle signifying the change of situation) 2. (completed action marker) 3. (a filler word without any meaning)

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sān

three, 3

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tiān

1. sky, heaven 2. day 3. nature

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gòng

1. together, altogether 2. to share 3. common, general 4. total

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奪走   夺走

duó zǒu

to snatch away, to take away

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五萬   五万

wǔ wàn

fifty thousand, 50, 000

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rén

people, person, human being

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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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性命   性命

xìng mìng

life

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