English Sentence:

She left a note on the kitchen table.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

她在廚房的桌子上留了一張紙條。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

她在厨房的桌子上留了一张纸条。

Pinyin:

ta1 zai4 chu2 fang2 de5 zhuo1 zi5 shang4 liu2 le5 yi1 zhang1 zhi3 tiao2.

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1. she 2. her

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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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廚房   厨房

chú fáng

kitchen

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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: of (possessive particle)

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桌子   桌子

zhuō zi

table, desk

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shàng

1. on top of, above, on, up 2. previous 3. to go up, to go to 4. according to 5. to attend (class, school) 6. superior, better 7. to install 8. to apply 9. to forge ahead 10. to fall, to get onto

Here: on top of, above, on, up

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liú

1. to leave 2. to stay 3. to retain, to keep, to remain, to preserve

Here: to leave

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le

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

Here: (particle signifying the change of situation)

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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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zhāng

1. (a measure word for flat objects like paper, tickets, records, tables) 2. Zhang (Chinese surname) 3. to open up, to stretch out 4. to exaggerate 5. to draw, to string 6. to look 7. to start business 8. to give free rein to, to indulge 9. nervous, tense

Here: (a measure word for flat objects like paper, tickets, stamps, records, tables)

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紙條   纸条

zhǐ tiáo

slip of paper, note

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