English Sentence:

The 2010 earthquake in Haiti killed an estimated 200,000 people.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

2010年的海地地震約有二十萬人罹難。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

2010年的海地地震约有二十万人罹难。

Pinyin:

2010 nian2 de5 hai3 di4 di4 zhen4 yue1 you3 er4 shi2 wan4 ren2 li2 nan4.

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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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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: (adjectival ending)

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海地   海地

hǎi dì

Haiti

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地震   地震

dì zhèn

earthquake

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yuē

1. to make an appointment 2. to date 3. about, roughly, approximately 4. an appointment, a date 5. to restrict, to restrain 6. treaty, pact, contract

Here: to date

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yǒu

1. to have 2. to own 3. there is, there are 4. to be, to exist

Here: there is, there are

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二十   二十

èr shí

twenty, 20

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wàn

1. ten thousand 2. Wan (Chinese surname) 3. a great number

Here: ten thousand, 10.000

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rén

people, person, human being

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罹難   罹难

lí nàn

to die in an accident, to be killed

Here: to die in an accident, to be killed, to be murdered

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