墨汁用作染料时会产生有趣的图案。

India ink produces an interesting pattern when used as a dye.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 墨汁 mòzhī prepared Chinese ink
2 用作 yòngzuò
  1. to use for the purpose of
  2. to serve as
3 染料 rǎnliào dye
=4 时 shí old variant of 时 shí
=4 时 Shí surname Shi
=4 时 shí
  1. o'clock
  2. time
  3. when
  4. hour
  5. season
  6. period
=5 会 huì
  1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
  2. to be likely to; to be sure to
  3. to meet; to get together
  4. meeting; gathering
  5. (suffix) union; group; association
  6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)
=5 会 kuài (bound form) to reckon accounts
6 产生 chǎnshēng
  1. to arise; to come into being; to come about
  2. to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate
7 有趣 yǒuqù
  1. interesting
  2. fascinating
  3. amusing
=8 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
=8 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=8 的 dí really and truly
=8 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=9 图案 túàn design; pattern
=9 图案 tú'àn design; pattern; sketch