English Sentence:

I quit smoking a long time ago.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

我很久以前就停止抽煙了。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

我很久以前就停止抽烟了。

Pinyin:

wo3 hen3 jiu3 yi3 qian2 jiu4 ting2 zhi3 chou1 yan1 le5.

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1. I 2. me 3. my 4. our

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很久   很久

hěn jiǔ

very long period of time

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以前   以前

yǐ qián

1. formerly, previous 2. before

Here: before, formerly, previous

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jiù

1. then, just, right away 2. to approach, to move towards 3. to accomplish 4. to undertake, to engage in 5. as early as, already 6. in that case 7. as many as 8. even if 9. to suffer, subjected to 10. to go with (foods) 11. with regard to, concerning

Here: then, just, right away

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停止   停止

tíng zhǐ

to stop, to cease

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抽煙   抽烟

chōu yān

to smoke a cigarette

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le

1. (particle signifying the change of situation) 2. (completed action marker) 3. (a filler word without any meaning)

Here: (completed action marker)

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