氢是最轻的元素。

Hydrogen is the lightest element.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 氢 qīng hydrogen (chemistry)
=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 最 zuì variant of 最 zuì
=3 最 zuì old variant of 最 zuì
=3 最 zuì
  1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
  2. (after 之 zhī) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 shìjièzhīzuì "the greatest in the world")
4 轻 qīng
  1. light
  2. easy
  3. gentle
  4. soft
  5. reckless
  6. unimportant
  7. frivolous
  8. small in number
  9. unstressed
  10. neutral
  11. to disparage
=5 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
=5 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=5 的 dí really and truly
=5 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 元素 yuánsù
  1. element (key component of sth)
  2. (chemistry) element
  3. (math.) element (member of a set)