十岁时他就成了孤儿。

He became an orphan when he was ten.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 十 shí
  1. ten
  2. 10
2 岁时 suìshí
  1. season
  2. time of the year
3 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)
4 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 着 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 ...
5 成了 chéngle
  1. to be done
  2. to be ready
  3. that's enough!
  4. that will do!
=6 孤儿 gūér orphan
=6 孤儿 gū'ér
  1. orphan (a minor whose father has died)
  2. orphan (a minor, both of whose parents have died)