English Sentence:

He almost drowned in the rough sea.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

他差點在大浪中淹死。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

他差点在大浪中淹死。

Pinyin:

ta1 cha1 dian3 zai4 da4 lang4 zhong1 yan1 si3.

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1. he 2. him 3. his 4. other, some other

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差點   差点

chā diǎn

almost, nearly

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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)

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[polite] 1. big, great, large 2. major, main 3. oldest, eldest 4. (polite) your or your esteemed 5. age 6. in an extreme manner, greatly 7. short for university (used only in the abbreviation of the name) 8. mature, grown up 9. well-known, successful

Here: big, great, large

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làng

1. wave 2. unrestrained, dissolute, dissipated

Here: wave

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zhōng

1. in, within 2. centre 3. central 4. middle 5. (short for China) 6. (short for Chinese) 7. in the course of, during, -ing 8. (short for high school)

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淹死   淹死

yān sǐ

to drown

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