English Sentence:

I saw a bad car accident today.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

我今天看到了一場很嚴重的車禍。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

我今天看到了一场很严重的车祸。

Pinyin:

wo3 jin1 tian1 kan4 dao4 le5 yi4 chang3 hen3 yan2 zhong4 de5 che1 huo4.

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

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今天   今天

jīn tiān

today

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看到   看到

kàn dào

1. to see 2. to notice, to observe

Here: saw, to have seen

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le

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

Here: (particle signifying the change of situation)

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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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chǎng

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

Here: (a measure word for accidents)

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hěn

very, quite

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嚴重   严重

yán zhòng

1. serious, grave, severe 2. badly

Here: serious, grave, severe

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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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車禍   车祸

chē huò

traffic accident, car accident

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