English Sentence:

I've been at the police station for nearly 3 hours.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

我在警察局待了將近三小時。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

我在警察局待了将近三小时。

Pinyin:

wo3 zai4 jing3 cha2 ju2 dai1 le5 jiang1 jin4 san1 xiao3 shi2.

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

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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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警察局
警察局

jǐng chá jú

police station

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dāi

to stay

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le

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

Here: (completed action marker)

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將近   将近

jiāng jìn

almost, nearly, close to

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sān

three, 3

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小時   小时

xiǎo shí

hour

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