雖然已經踏入了新世紀,但是工廠僱用童工的情況還是沒有改善。

At the turn of the century, children still worked in factories.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 雖然 suīrán although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 shì or 但是 dànshì etc)
2 已經 jīng already
3 踏入 to step into; to set foot in
=4 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=4 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=4 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=4 liào unofficial variant of liào
=5 Xīn
  1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 Xīnjiāng
  2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 Xīnjiā
  3. surname Xin
=5 xīn
  1. new
  2. newly
  3. meso- (chemistry)
6 世紀 shì century

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7 但是 dànshì but; however
8 工廠 gōngchǎng factory

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9 僱用 yòng to employ; to hire
10 童工 tónggōng child labor
=11 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=11 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=11 really and truly
=11 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
12 情況 qíngkuàng circumstances; state of affairs; situation

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=13 還是 háishi
  1. still (as before)
  2. had better
  3. unexpectedly
  4. or
=13 還是 háishì
  1. had better; it would be best (to do something); one would be well-advised to
  2. nevertheless; yet
  3. or
  4. still
14 沒有 méiyǒu
  1. haven't
  2. hasn't
  3. doesn't exist
  4. to not have
  5. to not be
15 改善 gǎishàn to make better; to improve

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