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Sentence Composition

=1 這 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=1 這 zhèi (coll.) this
2 則 zé
  1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then
  2. (bound form) standard; norm
  3. (bound form) principle
  4. (literary) to imitate; to follow
  5. classifier for written items
3 訊息 xùnxī
  1. information; news; message
  2. text message; SMS
=4 將 jiāng
  1. will
  2. shall
  3. to use
  4. to take
  5. to checkmate
  6. just a short while ago
  7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 bǎ)
=4 將 jiàng
  1. (bound form) a general
  2. (literary) to command; to lead
  3. (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
=4 將 qiāng
  1. to desire
  2. to invite
  3. to request
5 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
6 五 wǔ
  1. five
  2. 5
7 秒 miǎo
  1. second (unit of time)
  2. arc second (angular measurement unit)
  3. (coll.) instantly
8 後 hòu
  1. back
  2. behind
  3. rear
  4. afterwards
  5. after
  6. later
  7. post-
9 自動 zìdòng
  1. automatic
  2. voluntarily
10 銷毀 xiāohuǐ
  1. to destroy (by melting or burning)
  2. to obliterate