也許我要在牢裡度過一生。

Maybe I will have to spend my entire life in prison.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 也許 yěxǔ perhaps; maybe
2 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=3 要 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=3 要 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
=3 要 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭／要袅
4 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)
5 牢 láo
  1. firm
  2. sturdy
  3. fold (for animals)
  4. sacrifice
  5. prison
6 裡 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 里 lǐ
7 度過 dùguò
  1. to pass
  2. to spend (time)
  3. to survive
  4. to get through
8 一生 yīshēng all one's life; throughout one's life