この前中国へ行ったとき、上海を訪れた。

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この前中国へ行ったとき、上海を訪れた。

English Translation

The last time I went to China, I visited Shanghai.

Furigana

この前(ぜん)中国(ちゅうごく)へ行(い)ったとき、上海(しゃんはい)を訪(おとず)れた。

Romanji

Kono zen Chūgoku e itta toki, Shanhai o otozureta.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

前 (ぜん)

the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former; pre- (e.g. "premodern"); before; earlier

中国 (ちゅうごく)

China; Chugoku region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures); central part of a country; main region

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

行く (いく、ゆく)

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

上海 (シャンハイ)

Shanghai (China)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

訪れる (おとずれる、おとづれる)

to visit; to call on; to arrive; to come; to appear