English Sentence:

The Department of Health has decided to ban junk food TV commercials in the evening.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

衛生署決定在晚間禁播垃圾食物的電視廣告。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

卫生署决定在晚间禁播垃圾食物的电视广告。

Pinyin:

wei4 sheng1 shu3 jue2 ding4 zai4 wan3 jian1 jin4 bo1 le4 se4 shi2 wu4 de5 dian4 shi4 guang3 gao4.

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衛生署
卫生署

wèi shēng shǔ

The Department of Health (DOH)

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決定   决定

jué dìng

1. to decide 2. decision

Here: to decide

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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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晚間   晚间

wǎn jiān

in the evening

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禁播   禁播

jìn bō

to ban (broadcast)

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垃圾食物
垃圾食物

lè sè shí wù

Mainland Pronunciation:

lā jī shí wù

junk food, rubbish food

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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: (possessive particle)

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電視   电视

diàn shì

TV, television, telly

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廣告   广告

guǎng gào

advertisement, commercial

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