English Sentence:

Arranged marriages are common in India.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

父母之命的婚姻在印度很常見。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

父母之命的婚姻在印度很常见。

Pinyin:

fu4 mu3 zhi1 ming4 de5 hun1 yin1 zai4 yin4 du4 hen3 chang2 jian4.

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父母   父母

fù mǔ

[formal] parents

Here: parents

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zhī

1. (possessive particle) 2. this, that, these, those 3. (old use) (a filler word without any meaning) 4. (adjectival ending)

Here: (possessive particle)

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mìng

1. life 2. fate 3. to order, to command 4. to assign (a name or title) 5. order, command, instruction

Here: order, command

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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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婚姻   婚姻

hūn yīn

marriage, matrimony, wedding

Here: marriage, matrimony

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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

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印度   印度

yìn dù

1. India 2. Indian

Here: India

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hěn

very, quite

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常見   常见

cháng jiàn

commonly seen

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