我不懂得詹姆斯为什么一直给他的妻子吹毛求疵。

I can't understand why James always finds fault with his wife.

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Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 不懂 bùdǒng
  1. (as a verbal complement) unable to comprehend (when seeing, hearing, etc.); cannot
  2. to not understand
  3. unable to comprehend (when seeing, hearing, etc.); cannot
=3 得 dé
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=3 得 dè used in 得瑟 dèse
=3 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=3 得 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
4 詹姆斯 Zhānmǔsī
  1. James (name)
  2. LeBron James (1984-), NBA player
5 为什么 wèishénme
  1. why?
  2. for what reason?
6 一直 yīzhí
  1. straight (in a straight line)
  2. continuously; always; all the way through
=7 给 gěi
  1. to
  2. for
  3. for the benefit of
  4. to give
  5. to allow
  6. to do sth (for sb)
  7. (grammatical equivalent of 被)
  8. (grammatical equivalent of 把)
  9. (sentence intensifier)
=7 给 jǐ
  1. to supply
  2. to provide
8 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)
=9 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
=9 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=9 的 dí really and truly
=9 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=10 妻子 qīzǐ wife and children
=10 妻子 qīzi wife
11 吹毛求疵 chuīmáoqiúcī
  1. lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. nitpick