English Sentence:

Is the salmon you are selling wild or farmed?

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

你賣的鮭魚是野生的還是養殖的?

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

你卖的鮭鱼是野生的还是养殖的?

Pinyin:

ni3 mai4 de5 gui1 yu2 shi4 ye3 sheng1 de5 hai2 shi4 yang3 zhi2 de5?

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1. you (male) 2. your (male)

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mài

1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off

Here: to sell

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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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鮭魚   鮭鱼

guī yú

salmon

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shì

1. yes 2. to be (is, are, am, was, were) 3. (formal) that 4. (old) this, this thing 5. (particle emphasizing the word following it) 6. (particle showing agreement) 7. true, correct

Here: to be (is, are, am, was, were)

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野生   野生

yě shēng

wild, feral

Here: wild

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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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還是   还是

hái shì

1. or 2. still 3. had better

Here: or

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養殖   养殖

yǎng zhí

to breed, to cultivate

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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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