English Sentence:

Penguins cannot fly, but they can swim very well.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

企鵝不會飛,卻很會游泳。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

企鹅不会飞,却很会游泳。

Pinyin:

qi4 e2 bu2 hui4 fei1, que4 hen3 hui4 you2 yong3.

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企鵝   企鹅

qì é

Mainland Pronunciation:

qǐ é

penguin

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不會   不会

bú huì

1. will not 2. cannot 3. [Taiwan only] Don't mention it!, Don't worry about it!

Here: will not

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fēi

to fly (e.g. bird, butterfly, airplane)

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què

but, instead, yet

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hěn

very, quite

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huì

1. will (indicating future) 2. be likely to, be sure to 3. can, to be able to 4. to meet (someone) 5. to meet together, to assemble 6. meeting, conference 7. to understand, to know 8. association, group, congress 9. occasion, opportunity, chance

Here: can, to be able to

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游泳   游泳

yóu yǒng

1. to swim 2. swimming

Here: to swim

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