嚴格來說，地球不是圓的。

Strictly speaking, the earth is not round.

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Sentence Composition

1 嚴格來說 yángéláishuō strictly speaking
=2 地球 dìqiú the earth
=2 地球 Dìqiú
  1. (astronomy) the Earth
  2. the Earth
=3 不是 bùshì
  1. no
  2. is not
  3. not
=3 不是 bùshi fault; blame
4 圓 yuán
  1. circle
  2. round
  3. circular
  4. spherical
  5. (of the moon) full
  6. unit of Chinese currency (yuan)
  7. tactful
  8. to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
=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 跑堂儿的 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