English Sentence:

In our house, soup is often made from leftovers from the night before.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

我們家常把前晚的剩菜拿來煮湯。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

我们家常把前晚的剩菜拿来煮汤。

Pinyin:

wo3 men5 jia1 chang2 ba3 qian2 wan3 de5 sheng4 cai4 na2 lai2 zhu3 tang1.

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Words used:

我們   我们

wǒ men

1. we 2. our 3. us

Here: our

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家   家

jiā

1. home, residence, house 2. family 3. (a measure word for shops, restaurants, hotels) 4. (suffix indicating specialty of a person) 5. specialist 6. (suffix used after a noun to specify a type of person)

Here: home, family

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常   常

cháng

1. often, frequently 2. common, ordinary 3. Chang (Chinese surname) 4. always, ever

Here: often, frequently

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把   把

bǎ

1. (a particle which marks the following noun as a direct object) 2. to grasp, to take hold of 3. a bundle, a handful 4. (a measure word for objects with a handle, for small objects) 5. handle

Here: (a particle which marks the following noun as a direct object)

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前   前

qián

1. front 2. ago, before 3. ahead 4. previous, former 5. forward

Here: previous

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晚   晚

wǎn

1. late 2. night

Here: night

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的   的

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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剩菜   剩菜

shèng cài

leftover food, leftovers

Here: leftover food

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拿來   拿来

ná lái

to bring

Here: bring

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煮   煮

zhǔ

to cook

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湯   汤

tāng

1. soup 2. Tang (Chinese surname) 3. hot or boiling water 4. broth, stock 5. decoction of medicinal herbs 6. hot spring

Here: soup

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