English Sentence:

Grandpa is too old and not fit to do this job.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

外公年紀太大了, 不適合做這種工作。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

外公年纪太大了, 不适合做这种工作。

Pinyin:

wai4 gong1 nian2 ji4 tai4 da4 le5, bu2 shi4 he2 zuo4 zhe4 zhong3 gong1 zuo4.

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Words used:

外公   外公

wài gōng

grandfather (mother's side)

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年紀   年纪

nián jì

a person's age

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tài

1. too, so (much) 2. very, extremely 3. quite 4. two generations senior 5. highest, greatest 6. wife, Miss, Mrs 7. most, utmost 8. senior, noble

Here: too (much)

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[polite] 1. big, great, large 2. major, main 3. oldest, eldest 4. (polite) your or your esteemed 5. age 6. in an extreme manner, greatly 7. short for university (used only in the abbreviation of the name) 8. mature, grown up 9. well-known, successful

Here: big, great, large

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le

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

Here: (a filler word without any meaning)

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不適合
不适合

bú shì hé

unsuitable

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zuò

1. to make, to produce 2. to do 3. to work 4. to be, to become 5. to serve as, to be used for 6. to pretend

Here: to make, to produce

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這種   这种

zhè zhǒng

this kind of

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工作   工作

gōng zuò

1. job, work 2. to work

Here: job, work

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