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English Sentence:

On average giraffes only sleep 1.9 hours a day.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

長頸鹿平均一天只睡一點九個小時。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

长颈鹿平均一天只睡一点九个小时。

Pinyin:

chang2 jing3 lu4 ping2 jun1 yi4 tian1 zhi3 shui4 yi4 dian3 jiu3 ge5 xiao3 shi2.

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Words used:

長頸鹿
长颈鹿

cháng jǐng lù

giraffe

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平均平均

píng jūn

average

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一天一天

yì tiān

1. one day 2. per day

Here: one day, per day

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只只

zhǐ

1. only 2. (a measure word for small items)

Here: only

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睡睡

shuì

to sleep

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一一

yì

1. one, 1 (4th tone, used in Taiwan) 2. as soon as 3. each, every 4. single, alone 5. whole, entire, all, throughout 6. (indicating the intention to try)

Here: one, 1 (4th tone, Taiwanese pronunciation)

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點点

diǎn

1. to order (food in a restaurant), to choose 2. o'clock 3. some, a little bit 4. point, spot, drop 5. (a measure word for aspect, item) 6. to light, to kindle 7. to click 8. to check, to count 9. snack 10. to touch briefly 11. to nod 12. to point out

Here: point

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九九

jiǔ

nine, 9

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個个

ge

1. piece 2. (a measure word for people or objects)

Here: (a measure word for hours)

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小時小时

xiǎo shí

hour

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