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English Sentence:

He used to work for my father.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

他曾為我父親工作過。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

他曾为我父亲工作过。

Pinyin:

ta1 ceng2 wei4 wo3 fu4 qin1 gong1 zuo4 guo4.

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Words used:

他他

tā

1. he 2. him 3. his 4. other, some other

Here: he

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曾曾

céng

once, former, before (past tense marker)

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為为

wèi

1. because of 2. in order to 3. for

Here: for, in order to

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我我

wǒ

1. I 2. me 3. my 4. our

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父親父亲

fù qīn

Alternative Pronunciation:

fù qin

[formal] father

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工作工作

gōng zuò

1. job, work 2. to work

Here: job, work

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過过

guò

1. (experienced action marker) 2. to go over, to pass, to cross 3. to live, to get along 4. to spend time, to pass time 5. fault, mistake 6. to exceed, to surpass, to be over 7. excessively, too- 8. to pass an exam

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