English Sentence:

This year's rainy season came early.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

今年的雨季來得早。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

今年的雨季来得早。

Pinyin:

jin1 nian2 de5 yu3 ji4 lai2 de5 zao3.

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今年   今年

jīn nián

this year

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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: of (possessive particle)

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雨季   雨季

yǔ jì

monsoon season, wet season, rainy season

Here: monsoon season

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lái

1. to come 2. in order to 3. to take place, to crop up 4. to have 5. future, coming, next 6. (used to replace another verb) 7. (used with to express capability) 8. ever since

Here: to come

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de

(a particle used after a verb, or adjective as main verb, linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility)

Here: (a particle used after a verb)

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zǎo

1. early 2. morning

Here: early

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