English Sentence:

Grocery shopping while hungry is a bad idea.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

在肚子餓的時候去雜貨店買東西不是明智之舉。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

在肚子饿的时候去杂货店买东西不是明智之举。

Pinyin:

zai4 du4 zi5 e4 de5 shi2 hou4 qu4 za2 huo4 dian4 mai3 dong1 xi1 bu2 shi4 ming2 zhi4 zhi1 ju3.

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Words used:

在   在

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: at the moment, on

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肚子   肚子

dù zi

belly, abdomen

Here: the belly, the abdomen

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餓   饿

è

1. to be hungry 2. hungry 3. hunger

Here: hungry

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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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時候   时候

shí hòu

1. moment, time 2. length of time 3. period

Here: moment, time

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去   去

qù

1. to go to 2. to leave 3. last, previous 4. to remove, to get rid of

Here: to go to, to leave

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雜貨店
杂货店

zá huò diàn

grocery shop, corner shop

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買東西
买东西

mǎi dōng xī

Mainland Pronunciation:

mǎi dōng xi

to go shopping

Here: go shopping

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不是   不是

bú shì

1. is not, not to be 2. either ...

Here: is not, not be

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明智之舉
明智之举

míng zhì zhī jǔ

wise move, sensible act

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