English Sentence:

My grandmother owns a very old sewing machine.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

我祖母有一台很舊的縫紉機。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

我祖母有一台很旧的缝纫机。

Pinyin:

wo3 zu3 mu3 you3 yi4 tai2 hen3 jiu4 de5 feng2 ren4 ji1.

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1. I 2. me 3. my 4. our

Here: my

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祖母   祖母

zǔ mǔ

[formal] grandmother, grandma (father's side)

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yǒu

1. to have 2. to own 3. there is, there are 4. to be, to exist

Here: to have

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1. one, 1 (4th tone, used in Taiwan) 2. as soon as 3. each, every 4. single, alone 5. whole, entire, all, throughout 6. (indicating the intention to try)

Here: one, 1 (4th tone, used in Taiwan)

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tái

1. platform, stage 2. (a measure word for electronic products, cars) 3. (short for Taiwan or Taiwanese) 4. channel (TV), station 5. tower, lookout 6. support, stand, base 7. (suffix conveying respect for the addressee) 8. Tai (Chinese surname)

Here: (a measure word for electronic products)

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hěn

very, quite

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jiù

1. old 2. former 3. secondhand

Here: old

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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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縫紉機
缝纫机

féng rèn jī

sewing machine

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