English Sentence:

I fought off drowsiness by drinking a lot of coffee.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

我用喝大量的咖啡來克服睡意。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

我用喝大量的咖啡来克服睡意。

Pinyin:

wo3 yong4 he1 da4 liang4 de5 ka1 fei1 lai2 ke4 fu2 shui4 yi4.

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

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yòng

1. to use 2. (usually in the negative) to need, to have to 3. to eat or drink 4. expense, outlay 5. usefulness 6. to employ

Here: to use

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to drink

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大量   大量

dà liàng

numerous, great amount

Here: great amount, large quantity

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de

1. of (possessive particle) 2. (adjectival ending) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used to form a nominal expression)

Here: (adjectival ending)

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咖啡   咖啡

kā fēi

coffee

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lái

1. to come 2. in order to 3. to take place, to crop up 4. to have 5. future, coming, next 6. (used to replace another verb) 7. (used with to express capability) 8. ever since

Here: in order to

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克服   克服

kè fú

to overcome, to get over, to break through

Here: to overcome, to get over

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睡意   睡意

shuì yì

sleepiness, drowsiness

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