尊重法律是我們社會的基礎。

Respect for law is fundamental to our society.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 尊重 zūnzhòng
  1. to esteem
  2. to respect
  3. to honor
  4. to value
  5. eminent
  6. serious
  7. proper
2 法律 fǎlǜ law

classifiers: 條, 套, 個
=3 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)
=3 是 shì variant of 是 shì
4 我們 wǒmen we; us; ourselves; our
5 社會 shèhuì society

classifier: 個
=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 基礎 jīchǔ
  1. base; foundation; basis
  2. basic; fundamental