English Sentence:

The jobless rate dropped to 8 percent.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

失業率降到百分之八。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

失业率降到百分之八。

Pinyin:

shi1 ye4 lü4 jiang4 dao4 bai3 fen1 zhi1 ba1.

Listen to Chinese Sentence:

Play Sound

Words used:

失業率
失业率

shī yè lǜ

unemployment rate

[Show Details]
 

jiàng

to drop, to fall

[Show Details]
 

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: until, up to

[Show Details]
百分   百分

bǎi fēn

percent, percentage

[Show Details]
 

zhī

1. (possessive particle) 2. this, that, these, those 3. (old use) (a filler word without any meaning) 4. (adjectival ending)

Here: (possessive particle)

[Show Details]
 



eight, 8

[Show Details]



Learn Chinese and other languages online with our audio flashcard system and various exercises, such as multiple choice tests, writing exercises, games and listening exercises.

Click here to Sign Up Free!

Or sign up via Facebook/Google with one click:

    Log in with Google

Watch a short Intro by a real user!