English Sentence:

Cancer survival rates have doubled in the last 40 years.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

癌症的存活率在這四十年增加了一倍。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

癌症的存活率在这四十年增加了一倍。

Pinyin:

ai2 zheng4 de5 cun2 huo2 lü4 zai4 zhe4 si4 shi2 nian2 zeng1 jia1 le5 yi2 bei4.

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Words used:

癌症   癌症

ái zhèng

cancer (disease)

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de

1. of (possessive particle) 2. (adjectival ending) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used to form a nominal expression)

Here: of (possessive particle)

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存活率
存活率

cún huó lǜ

survival rate

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zài

1. in, at, on 2. located at 3. at the moment (ongoing action) 4. to be, to exist 5. (an indicator of location or time)

Here: at the moment (ongoing action)

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zhè

1. this 2. these 3. such

Here: this

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四十   四十

sì shí

forty, 40

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nián

1. year 2. age, a person's age 3. Nian (Chinese surname) 4. period of life 5. annual 6. period (in history) 7. New Year

Here: year

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增加   增加

zēng jiā

to increase, to gain

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le

1. (particle signifying the change of situation) 2. (completed action marker) 3. (a filler word without any meaning)

Here: (particle signifying the change of situation)

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1. one, 1 (2nd tone, used in Taiwan) 2. as soon as 3. single 4. whole, entire, all, throughout 5. (indicating that the action has occurred only once or the intention to try) 6. for the first time, at the beginning

Here: one, 1 (2nd tone, used in Taiwan)

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bèi

1. (two, three, etc) -fold/times 2. to double, to increase or multiply

Here: to double, to increase or multiply

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