学生時代に中国語を学んでおいたのは好都合だった。

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English Translation

It was an advantage having learned Chinese while I was in school.

Furigana

学生(がくせい)時代(じだい)に中国語(ちゅうごくご)を学(まな)んでおいたのは好都合(こうつごう)だった。

Romanji

Gakusei jidai ni chūgokugo o manandeoita no wa kōtsugō datta.

Words

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

中国語 (ちゅうごくご)

Chinese (language)

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.

学ぶ (まなぶ)

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

好都合 (こうつごう)

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative