English Sentence:

The fire killed a lot of rats which helped to transmit the plague.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

大火燒死了許多傳播黑死病的老鼠。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

大火烧死了许多传播黑死病的老鼠。

Pinyin:

da4 huo3 shao1 si3 le5 xu3 duo1 chuan2 bo1 hei1 si3 bing4 de5 lao3 shu3.

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大火   大火

dà huǒ

large fire

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shāo

1. to burn 2. to cook, to roast 3. to boil 4. fever, temperature

Here: to burn, to cook, to roast, to boil

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1. to die 2. death 3. dead 4. impassable, uncrossable 5. inflexible, rigid 6. extremely, damned

Here: to die

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le

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

Here: (particle signifying the change of situation)

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許多   许多

xǔ duō

many, a lot of

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傳播   传播

chuán bò

Mainland Pronunciation:

chuán bō

1. to spread, to disseminate 2. mass media

Here: to spread, to disseminate

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黑死病
黑死病

hēi sǐ bìng

Black Death, plague

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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: (adjectival ending)

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老鼠   老鼠

lǎo shǔ

mouse, rat

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