English Sentence:

The firefighters were unable to put out the fires.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

消防隊無法將大火撲滅。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

消防队无法将大火扑灭。

Pinyin:

xiao1 fang2 dui4 wu2 fa3 jiang1 da4 huo3 pu1 mie4.

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消防隊
消防队

xiāo fáng duì

fire brigade

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無法   无法

wú fǎ

unable to, cannot, incapable of

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jiāng

1. will, shall 2. to use, to take, to get 3. (a particle which marks the following noun as a direct object)

Here: to use, to take, to get

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大火   大火

dà huǒ

large fire

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撲滅   扑灭

pū miè

to extinguish, to eradicate

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