English Sentence:

Earthquakes greater than magnitude 8.5 are rare.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

震級超過八點五的地震很少見。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

震级超过八点五的地震很少见。

Pinyin:

zhen4 ji2 chao1 guo4 ba1 dian3 wu3 de5 di4 zhen4 hen3 shao3 jian4.

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Words used:

震級   震级

zhèn jí

magnitude, degree of earthquake

Here: magnitude, magnitude scale, degree of earthquake

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超過   超过

chāo guò

1. to surpass 2. exceeding 3. to go over

Here: exceeding, to surpass

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eight, 8

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diǎn

1. to order (food in a restaurant), to choose 2. o'clock 3. some, a little bit 4. point, spot, drop 5. (a measure word for aspect, item) 6. to light, to kindle 7. to click 8. to check, to count 9. snack 10. to touch briefly 11. to nod 12. to point out

Here: point, spot

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five, 5

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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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地震   地震

dì zhèn

earthquake

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hěn

very, quite

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少見   少见

shǎo jiàn

rarely seen, scarce

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