从上海坐火车到郑州需几个小时？

How long would a train from Shanghai to Zhengzhou take?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 从 cóng variant of 從 cóng
=1 从 Cóng surname Cong
=1 从 cóng
  1. from; through; via
  2. (bound form) to follow
  3. (bound form) to obey
  4. (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
  5. (used before a negative) ever
  6. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer; attendant
  7. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
  8. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
2 上海 Shànghǎi Shanghai municipality (abbr. to 滬 Hù)
=3 坐 Zuò surname Zuo
=3 坐 zuò
  1. to sit
  2. to take a seat
  3. to take (a bus, airplane etc)
  4. to bear fruit
  5. variant of 座 zuò
4 火车 huǒchē train

classifiers: 列, 節, 班, 趟
5 到 dào
  1. to reach; to arrive
  2. to leave for; to go to
  3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
  4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
  5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough
6 郑州 Zhèngzhōu see 鄭州市 Zhèngzhōu Shì
7 需 xū
  1. to require
  2. to need
  3. to want
  4. necessity
  5. need
=8 几个 jǐge
  1. a few
  2. several
  3. how many
=8 几个 jǐgè
  1. a few; several; some; a handful
  2. how many
9 小时 xiǎoshí hour

classifier: 個