他住在大宅邸里。

He lived in a big mansion.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
2 住 zhù
  1. to live
  2. to dwell
  3. to stay
  4. to reside
  5. to stop
  6. (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
3 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)
4 大宅 dàzhái
  1. (obsolete, figurative) face
  2. face
  3. mansion; great house (large, luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy)
=5 邸 Dǐ surname Di
=5 邸 dǐ (bound form) residence of a high-ranking official
=6 里 lǐ variant of 里 lǐ
=6 里 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 里 lǐ
=6 里 Lǐ Li (surname)
=6 里 lǐ
  1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  2. neighborhood
  3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 zhèn and neighborhood 邻 lín levels