English Sentence:

If someone bows to you in Japan, bow back.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

在日本如果有人向你鞠躬,你就向他回禮。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

在日本如果有人向你鞠躬,你就向他回礼。

Pinyin:

zai4 ri4 ben3 ru2 guo3 you3 ren2 xiang4 ni3 ju2 gong1, ni3 jiu4 xiang4 ta1 hui2 li3.

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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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日本   日本

rì běn

Japan

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如果   如果

rú guǒ

if, in case

Here: if

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有人   有人

yǒu rén

1. someone, people, anyone 2. there is someone there, occupied (as in restroom)

Here: someone

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xiàng

1. toward 2. direction 3. always, all along

Here: toward

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1. you (male) 2. your (male)

Here: you (male)

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鞠躬   鞠躬

jú gōng

1. to bow 2. a bow

Here: to bow

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1. you (male) 2. your (male)

Here: you (male)

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jiù

1. then, just, right away 2. to approach, to move towards 3. to accomplish 4. to undertake, to engage in 5. as early as, already 6. in that case 7. as many as 8. even if 9. to suffer, subjected to 10. to go with (foods) 11. with regard to, concerning

Here: then

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xiàng

1. toward 2. direction 3. always, all along

Here: toward

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

Here: him

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回禮   回礼

huí lǐ

to return a greeting, to salute in return, to send a gift in return

Here: to return a greeting

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