English Sentence:

They were stranded on a desert island for a whole year.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

他們被困在一座無人島整整一年。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

他们被困在一座无人岛整整一年。

Pinyin:

ta1 men5 bei4 kun4 zai4 yi1 zuo4 wu2 ren2 dao3 zheng3 zheng3 yi1 nian2.

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他們   他们

tā men

1. they 2. them 3. their

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被困   被困

bèi kùn

to be trapped, to be stranded

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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, on

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1. one, 1 2. as soon as 3. single, alone 4. each, every 5. same, identical

Here: one, 1

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zuò

1. seat, stand 2. (a measure word for immovable objects such as islands, mountains, buildings) 3. base, place 4. constellation

Here: (a measure word for immovable objects such as islands, mountains, buildings)

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無人島
无人岛

wú rén dǎo

uninhabited island, desert island

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整整   整整

zhěng zhěng

whole, full, entire

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1. one, 1 2. as soon as 3. single, alone 4. each, every 5. same, identical

Here: one, 1

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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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