English Sentence:

Not a lot of people live in this barren landscape.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

沒幾個人生活在這片荒蕪的土地上。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

没几个人生活在这片荒芜的土地上。

Pinyin:

mei2 ji3 ge5 ren2 sheng1 huo2 zai4 zhe4 pian4 huang1 wu2 de5 tu3 di4 shang4.

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méi

1. have not 2. not (negative prefix for verbs)

Here: have not, not (negative prefix for verbs)

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幾個   几个

jǐ ge

1. several, a few 2. How many?

Here: several, a few

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rén

people, person, human being

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生活   生活

shēng huó

1. living, life 2. to live 3. livelihood

Here: living, life

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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: in, at, on

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zhè

1. this 2. these 3. such

Here: this, these

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piàn

1. slice, piece 2. film, movie 3. (a measure word for slices, CDs, DVDs) 4. (a measure word for tract of land, area of water)

Here: slice, piece

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荒蕪   荒芜

huāng wú

barren

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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: of (possessive particle)

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土地   土地

tǔ dì

land, territory

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shàng

1. on top of, above, on, up 2. previous 3. to go up, to go to 4. according to 5. to attend (class, school) 6. superior, better 7. to install 8. to apply 9. to forge ahead 10. to fall, to get onto

Here: on top of, above, on, up

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