English Sentence:

A retired lorry driver drives an Uber to make ends meet.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

一名退休的卡車司機靠著開Uber計程車餬口。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

一名退休的卡车司机靠着开Uber计程车糊口。

Pinyin:

yi1 ming2 tui4 xiu1 de5 ka3 che1 si1 ji1 kao4 zhe5 kai1Uberji4 cheng2 che1 hu2 kou3.

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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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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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退休   退休

tuì xiū

1. to retire 2. retirement

Here: to retire

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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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卡車   卡车

kǎ chē

truck, lorry

Here: lorry, truck

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司機   司机

sī jī

driver, chauffeur

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靠著   靠着

kào zhe

1. to depend on 2. with, by

Here: to depend on

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kāi

1. to open 2. to drive, to steer 3. to bloom, to blossom 4. to prescribe 5. to issue 6. to come loose 7. to make (a joke) 8. open (adj) 9. to boil (water) 10. to hold (a meeting), to organize (an event) 11. to start, to switch on 12. apart, away

Here: to drive

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計程車
计程车

jì chéng chē

[Taiwan only] taxi, cab

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餬口   糊口

hú kǒu

to make ends meet, to earn one's bread

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