English Sentence:

When is a child old enough to stay home alone?

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

小孩要幾歲才夠大到可以獨自在家?

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

小孩要几岁才够大到可以独自在家?

Pinyin:

xiao3 hai2 yao4 ji3 sui4 cai2 gou4 da4 dao4 ke3 yi3 du2 zi4 zai4 jia1?

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Words used:

小孩   小孩

xiǎo hái

child, kid

Here: a child, a kid

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yào

1. to want, would like to 2. have to, must 3. important, vital 4. to ask for, to request 5. will, be going to (future tense)

Here: have to, must

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幾歲   几岁

jǐ suì

How old?, How many years?

Here: how old?

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cái

1. only (then), only if, just 2. talent, ability

Here: only (then), only if, just

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gòu

1. to be enough 2. to reach for

Here: to be enough

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[polite] 1. big, great, large 2. major, main 3. oldest, eldest 4. (polite) your or your esteemed 5. age 6. in an extreme manner, greatly 7. short for university (used only in the abbreviation of the name) 8. mature, grown up 9. well-known, successful

Here: big, great, large

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dào

1. to reach, to arrive 2. until, up to 3. to go to, to come 4. to be present (at a meeting, class, party) 5. (a particle used after a verb to indicate a completed action) 6. to (a place)

Here: to reach, to arrive

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可以   可以

kě yǐ

1. can, may, could, to be able to 2. all right, OK, will do

Here: can, may, able to, could, all right, ok, will do

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獨自   独自

dú zì

alone

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在家   在家

zài jiā

at home

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