English Sentence:

In 1910, Paris was flooded for nearly 10 days.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

巴黎在一九一零年曾經淹水將近十天。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

巴黎在一九一零年曾经淹水将近十天。

Pinyin:

ba1 li2 zai4 yi1 jiu3 yi1 ling2 nian2 ceng2 jing1 yan1 shui3 jiang1 jin4 shi2 tian1.

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巴黎   巴黎

bā lí

Paris (capital of France)

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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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1. one, 1 2. as soon as 3. single, alone 4. each, every 5. same, identical

Here: one, 1

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jiǔ

nine, 9

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1. one, 1 2. as soon as 3. single, alone 4. each, every 5. same, identical

Here: one, 1

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líng

1. zero, nought 2. a part of fraction of the whole 3. fragmentary, scattered

Here: zero, o, nought

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nián

1. year 2. age, a person's age 3. Nian (Chinese surname) 4. period of life 5. annual 6. period (in history) 7. New Year

Here: year

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曾經   曾经

céng jīng

1. have had the experience of 2. ever, once

Here: have had the experience of, ever, once

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淹水   淹水

yān shuǐ

flood

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將近   将近

jiāng jìn

almost, nearly, close to

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shí

ten, 10

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tiān

1. sky, heaven 2. day 3. nature

Here: day

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