English Sentence:

Helen Keller was an American author.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

海倫凱勒是一位美國作家。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

海伦凯勒是一位美国作家。

Pinyin:

hai3 lun2 kai3 le4 shi4 yi2 wei4 mei3 guo2 zuo4 jia1.

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海倫   海伦

hǎi lún

Helen (name)

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凱勒   凯勒

kǎi lè

Keller (name)

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shì

1. yes 2. to be (is, are, am, was, were) 3. (formal) that 4. (old) this, this thing 5. (particle emphasizing the word following it) 6. (particle showing agreement) 7. true, correct

Here: to be (is, are, am, was, were)

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1. one, 1 (2nd tone, used in Taiwan) 2. as soon as 3. single 4. whole, entire, all, throughout 5. (indicating that the action has occurred only once or the intention to try) 6. for the first time, at the beginning

Here: one, 1 (2nd tone, used in Taiwan)

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wèi

1. position, location, place 2. (a measure word for people) 3. seat 4. figure, digit 5. title, official position 6. standard, rule

Here: (a measure word for people)

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美國   美国

měi guó

USA, United States

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作家   作家

zuò jiā

author, writer

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