English Sentence:

The teacher asked us to draw a line from left to right.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

老師要我們從左邊劃一條線到右邊。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

老师要我们从左边划一条线到右边。

Pinyin:

lao3 shi1 yao4 wo3 men5 cong2 zuo3 bian1 hua4 yi1 tiao2 xian4 dao4 you4 bian1.

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老師   老师

lǎo shī

teacher

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yào

1. to want, would like to 2. have to, must 3. important, vital 4. to ask for, to request 5. will, be going to (future tense)

Here: to want, would like to

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我們   我们

wǒ men

1. we 2. our 3. us

Here: us

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cóng

1. from, since 2. never, ever 3. to follow, to come after 4. to obey

Here: from

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左邊   左边

zuǒ biān

left, left side

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huà

1. to draw (a line) 2. to plan 3. to assign 4. stroke of a Chinese character

Here: to draw (a line)

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1. one, 1 2. as soon as 3. single, alone 4. each, every 5. same, identical

Here: one, 1

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tiáo

1. (a measure word for long things, like road, river, fish, dogs, trousers) 2. strip, slip 3. item or article (of a document) 4. orderliness 5. (a measure word for something that can be listed item by item, reasons, messages, advices) 6. twig, branch

Here: (a measure word for long things, like road, river, fish, dogs, trousers)

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  线

xiàn

line, thread, wire

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dào

1. to reach, to arrive 2. until, up to 3. to go to, to come 4. to be present (at a meeting, class, party) 5. (a particle used after a verb to indicate a completed action) 6. to (a place)

Here: to (a place)

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右邊   右边

yòu biān

right, right side

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