English Sentence:

The green tea I bought yesterday cost twenty dollars.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

昨天我買的綠茶是二十元。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

昨天我买的绿茶是二十元。

Pinyin:

zuo2 tian1 wo3 mai3 de5 lü4 cha2 shi4 er4 shi2 yuan2.

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昨天   昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

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1. I 2. me 3. my 4. our

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mǎi

to buy

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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: (adjectival ending)

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綠茶   绿茶

lǜ chá

1. green tea 2. [Mainland only] (a woman who seems innocent but is actually manipulative)

Here: green tea

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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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二十   二十

èr shí

twenty, 20

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yuán

1. monetary unit (e.g. dollar, yuan) 2. Yuan dynasty 3. basic, primary, fundamental 4. first, original 5. part, constituent 6. era (of a reign) 7. meta- (prefix) 8. (geology) eon

Here: monetary unit (e.g. dollar, chinese yuan)

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