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English Sentence:

Are spiders insects? No, they are not.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

蜘蛛是昆蟲嗎？不，牠們不是。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

蜘蛛是昆虫吗？不，牠们不是。

Pinyin:

zhi1 zhu1 shi4 kun1 chong2 ma5? bu4, ta1 men5 bu2 shi4.

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蜘蛛蜘蛛

zhī zhū

spider

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是是

shì

1. yes 2. to be (is, are, am, was, were) 3. (formal) that 4. (old) this, this thing 5. (particle emphasizing the word following it) 6. (particle showing agreement) 7. true, correct

Here: to be (is, are, am, was, were)

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昆蟲昆虫

kūn chóng

insect

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嗎吗

ma

(particle indicating a question)

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不不

bù

not, no (4th tone)

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牠們牠们

tā men

1. they (animals) 2. them

Here: they (animals)

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不是不是

bú shì

1. is not, not to be 2. either ...

Here: is not, not be

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