English Sentence:

Two journalists were killed in Misrata.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

有兩名記者在米蘇拉塔被殺身亡。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

有两名记者在米苏拉塔被杀身亡。

Pinyin:

you3 liang3 ming2 ji4 zhe3 zai4 mi3 su1 la1 ta3 bei4 sha1 shen1 wang2.

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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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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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míng

1. name 2. famous 3. (a measure word for people) 4. noun (part of speech) 5. place (among winners)

Here: (a measure word for people)

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記者   记者

jì zhě

journalist, reporter

Here: journalist

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zài

1. in, at, on 2. located at 3. at the moment (ongoing action) 4. to be, to exist 5. (an indicator of location or time)

Here: in, at, located at

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米蘇拉塔
米苏拉塔

mǐ sū lā tǎ

Misrata (Lybia)

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bèi

1. (passive indicator) 2. quilt, duvet

Here: (passive indicator)

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shā

1. to kill, to slaughter, to murder 2. to gut and scale (a fish) 3. to ruin, to harm 4. to fight 5. to cut, to slice (fruit, food) 6. to abate, to pare off, to diminish, to reduce, to clip 7. to attack

Here: to kill, to slaughter, to murder

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身亡   身亡

shēn wáng

[formal] to die

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