湯姆是孤兒。

Tom is an orphan.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 湯姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
=2 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)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=3 孤兒 gūér orphan
=3 孤兒 gū'ér
  1. orphan (a minor whose father has died)
  2. orphan (a minor, both of whose parents have died)