如果我的大腦在大桶裡，我就不會寫這個了。

If I were a brain in a vat, I wouldn't write this.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 如果 rúguǒ
  1. if
  2. in case
  3. in the event that
2 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=3 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
=3 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=3 的 dí really and truly
=3 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
4 大腦 dànǎo
  1. brain
  2. cerebrum
5 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
6 大桶 dàtǒng
  1. barrel
  2. vat
7 裡 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 裏 lǐ
8 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
9 就 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by 著 zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...
10 不會 bùhuì
  1. improbable
  2. unlikely
  3. will not (act, happen etc)
  4. not able
  5. not having learned to do sth
  6. (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it
  7. not at all
=11 寫 xiě to write
=11 寫 xiè used in 寫意 xièyì
12 這個 zhège
  1. (pronoun) this
  2. (adjective) this
=13 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=13 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)
=13 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=13 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào