交通事故是美国青少年死亡的主要原因。

Car accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 交通事故 jiāotōngshìgù road accident; traffic accident
=2 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì
3 美国 Měiguó United States; USA; US
4 青少年 qīngshàonián
  1. adolescent
  2. youth
  3. teenager
5 死亡 sǐwáng
  1. to die
  2. death
=6 的 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 pígéde "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. dì or di in poetry and songs
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
7 主要 zhǔyào main; principal; major; primary
8 原因 yuányīn
  1. cause
  2. origin
  3. root cause
  4. reason

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