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English Sentence:

The bus didn't come until I had waited for more than half an hour.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

我等了半個多鐘頭公車才來。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

我等了半个多钟头公车才来。

Pinyin:

wo3 deng3 le5 ban4 ge5 duo1 zhong1 tou2 gong1 che1 cai2 lai2.

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Words used:

我我

wǒ

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

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等等

děng

1. to wait 2. etc 3. grade, rank, class 4. equal to, same as

Here: to wait, await

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了了

le

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

Here: (completed action marker)

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半個半个

bàn ge

half of

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多多

duō

1. much, many, a lot 2. surplus, excess 3. more than, over 4. more, much more

Here: more than, over

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鐘頭钟头

zhōng tóu

hour

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公車公车

gōng chē

bus

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才才

cái

1. only (then), only if, just 2. talent, ability

Here: only (then), only if, just

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來来

lái

1. to come 2. in order to 3. to take place, to crop up 4. to have 5. future, coming, next 6. (used to replace another verb) 7. (used with to express capability) 8. ever since

Here: to come, to come from

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