「你最愛的古典樂作曲家是誰？」「德布西。」

"Who's your favourite classical music composer?" "Debussy."

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=1 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
2 最愛 zuì'ài most loved; beloved
=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
=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 古典樂 gǔdiǎnyuè classical music (mainly Western)
5 作曲家 zuòqǔjiā
  1. composer
  2. songwriter
=6 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=6 是 shì variant of 是 shì
7 誰 shéi
  1. who
  2. also pr. shuí
=8 德 Dé
  1. Germany
  2. German
  3. abbr. for 德国 Déguó
=8 德 dé
  1. virtue
  2. goodness
  3. morality
  4. ethics
  5. kindness
  6. favor
  7. character
  8. kind
=8 德 dé variant of 德 dé
=8 德 dé variant of 德 dé
=9 布 bù
  1. variant of 布 bù
  2. to announce
  3. to spread
=9 布 bù
  1. cloth
  2. to declare
  3. to announce
  4. to spread
  5. to make known
=10 西 Xī
  1. the West
  2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 Xībānyá
  3. Spanish
=10 西 xī west