English Sentence:

Sunday was a cloudy day, we stayed home and watched TV the whole day.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

星期天是陰天, 我們整天在家裡看電視。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

星期天是阴天, 我们整天在家里看电视。

Pinyin:

xing1 qi2 tian1 shi4 yin1 tian1, wo3 men5 zheng3 tian1 zai4 jia1 li3 kan4 dian4 shi4.

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星期天
星期天

xīng qí tiān

Mainland Pronunciation:

xīng qī tiān

Sunday

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shì

1. yes 2. to be (is, are, am, was, were) 3. (formal) that 4. (old) this, this thing 5. (particle emphasizing the word following it) 6. (particle showing agreement) 7. true, correct

Here: to be (is, are, am, was, were)

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陰天   阴天

yīn tiān

cloudy day

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我們   我们

wǒ men

1. we 2. our 3. us

Here: us, we, our

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整天   整天

zhěng tiān

all day long, whole day

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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, located at

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家裡   家里

jiā lǐ

home

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kàn

1. to look, to see 2. to watch 3. to read 4. to regard as

Here: to look, to see, to watch

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電視   电视

diàn shì

TV, television, telly

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