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他問我老先生怎麼...

他問我老...

他問我老先生怎麼樣

ta ˉ wenˋ woˇ laoˇ xian ˉ sheng ˉ zenˇ me˙ yangˋ

(He asked)

He asked me how the old man was doing

他問 taˉ wenˋ

(He asked)

He asked

他問我

taˉ wenˋ woˇ

(He asked)

He asked me

問我 wenˋ woˇ

(Ask, Asked, Asking, Asks, Question, Questioned, Questioning, Questions, To ask, To question)

To question me, Question me, Questions me, Questioning me, Questioned me, To ask me, Ask me, Asks me, Asking me, Asked me

老 laoˇ

(Aged, Always, Dark, Experienced, Old, Over-Cooked, Prefix Used As, Tough)

Old, Aged, Experienced, Always, Prefix used as a term of endearment, Tough, Over-Cooked, Dark

先生 xianˉ sheng˙

(Mister, One's, Sir)

Mister, Sir, One's husband

怎麼 zenˇ me˙

(How, How is it, What)

How, What, How is it that

怎麼樣

zenˇ me˙ yangˋ

(How about, How is, How is it, Well)

How is it, How is, How about, Well

他

He, Her, Him, It, Other, Others, She, They

He, She, He, She, They, Him, Her, Other, Others, It

問

Ask, Inquire, Problem, Question

Ask, Question, Problem, Inquire

我

I, Me, My, Our, Ourselves, Use, We

I, Me, My, We, Use, Our, Ourselves

老

Aged, Always, Dark, Experienced, Old, Over-Cooked, Prefix Used As, Tough

Old, Aged, Experienced, Always, Prefix used as a term of endearment, Tough, Over-Cooked, Dark

先

Ancestors, Deceased, Early, First, Former, In advance, Prior

First, Early, In advance, Prior, Ancestors, Former, Deceased

生

Birth, Create, Give birth, Live, Produce, Raw, Uncooked

Live, Produce, Birth, Give birth, Create, Raw, Uncooked

怎

How, What, Why

How, Why, What

麼

Interrogative, What, Why

What?, (Ma2), Why, What, (Ma5), Interrogative, (Mo2)

樣

Appearance, Form, Kind, Looks, Manner, Mode, Pattern, Prototype, Sample, Shape, Sort, Specimen, Style, Variety

Looks, Appearance, Shape, Form, Variety, Sample, Prototype, Specimen, Sort, Kind, Style, Mode, Pattern, Manner

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