English Sentence:

Parts of Somalia have not seen any rainfall for 2 years.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

索馬利亞有些地方已有兩年不見下雨。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

索马利亚有些地方已有两年不见下雨。

Pinyin:

suo3 ma3 li4 ya3 you3 xie1 di4 fang1 yi3 you3 liang3 nian2 bu2 jian4 xia4 yu3.

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Words used:

索馬利亞
索马利亚

suǒ mǎ lì yǎ

Mainland Pronunciation:

suǒ mǎ lì yà

Somalia

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有些   有些

yǒu xiē

some, a few

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地方   地方

dì fāng

1. place, area, location 2. local, regional 3. aspect, respect, part

Here: place, area, location

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1. already 2. then 3. to end (old use)

Here: already

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yǒu

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

Here: to have

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liǎng

1. two, 2 2. both 3. a unit of weight equal to 50 grams 4. tael (Chinese system of weights & currency)

Here: two, 2

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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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不見   不见

bú jiàn

Mainland Pronunciation:

bù jiàn

1. to have disappeared 2. not to see, not to meet sb 3. to be missing, to have lost sth

Here: to have disappeared

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下雨   下雨

xià yǔ

1. to rain 2. rainy

Here: to rain

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