English Sentence:

He struggled for years to learn English.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

他很吃力地學了好幾年的英文。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

他很吃力地学了好几年的英文。

Pinyin:

ta1 hen3 chi1 li4 di5 xue2 le5 hao3 ji3 nian2 de5 ying1 wen2.

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Words used:

他   他

tā

1. he 2. him 3. his 4. other, some other

Here: he

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很   很

hěn

very, quite

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吃力   吃力

chī lì

laborious, strenuous

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地   地

di

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de

(adverbial ending)

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學   学

xué

1. to learn, to study 2. subject of study, branch of learning 3. school 4. learning, knowledge

Here: to learn, to study

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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: (particle which indicates a past tense)

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好   好

hǎo

1. good, nice, fine 2. very, so 3. (suffix indicating completion or readiness) 4. OK! 5. well, proper 6. good to, easy to 7. (of two people) close, on intimate terms 8. (after a personal pronoun) hello

Here: very, so

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幾   几

jǐ

1. how many 2. how much 3. few, several

Here: few, several

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年   年

nián

1. year 2. age, a person's age 3. Nian (Chinese surname) 4. period of life 5. annual 6. period (in history) 7. New Year

Here: year

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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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英文   英文

yīng wén

English (the language)

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