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Electricity is essential to modern life. - How to say in Chinese - LearnWithOliver
English Sentence:

Electricity is essential to modern life.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

電在現代人生活中不可或缺。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

电在现代人生活中不可或缺。

Pinyin:

dian4 zai4 xian4 dai4 ren2 sheng1 huo2 zhong1 bu4 ke3 huo4 que1.

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diàn

1. electricity 2. to make a phone call 3. radio 4. electric

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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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現代人
现代人

xiàn dài rén

people nowadays, people living in modern time

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生活   生活

shēng huó

1. living, life 2. to live 3. livelihood

Here: living, life

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zhōng

1. in, within 2. centre 3. central 4. middle 5. (short for China) 6. (short for Chinese) 7. in the course of, during, -ing 8. (short for high school)

Here: in, middle, within, centre, central

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不可或缺
不可或缺

bù kě huò quē

must have, cannot do without

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