English Sentence:

A lake in Chile suddenly disappeared.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

智利的一個湖泊突然消失了。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

智利的一个湖泊突然消失了。

Pinyin:

zhi4 li4 de5 yi2 ge5 hu2 bo2 tu2 ran2 xiao1 shi1 le5.

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智利   智利

zhì lì

Chile

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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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1. one, 1 (2nd tone, used in Taiwan) 2. as soon as 3. single 4. whole, entire, all, throughout 5. (indicating that the action has occurred only once or the intention to try) 6. for the first time, at the beginning

Here: one, 1 (2nd tone, used in Taiwan)

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ge

1. piece 2. (a measure word for people or objects)

Here: (a measure word for lakes)

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湖泊   湖泊

hú bó

Mainland Pronunciation:

hú bō

lake

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突然   突然

tú rán

Mainland Pronunciation:

tū rán

1. sudden, abrupt, unexpected 2. suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly

Here: sudden, abrupt, unexpected

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消失   消失

xiāo shī

to disappear, to vanish, to fade away

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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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