洋蔥比土豆煮得更快些。

Onions cook more quickly than potatoes.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 洋蔥 yángcōng
  1. onion (Allium cepa)
  2. bulb onion
=2
  1. Belgium
  2. Belgian
  3. abbr. for 比利時 shí
=2 euphemistic variant of
=2
  1. to compare
  2. (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
  3. ratio
  4. to gesture
  5. (Taiwan pr. in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
=2
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 師比师比 (shīpí, “ancient belt hook”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 比蒲 (“placename”)
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 皋比 (gāopí, “tiger skin”)
  4. used in 師比师比 (shīpí, “ancient belt hook”)
  5. used in 比蒲 (“placename”)
  6. used in 皋比 (gāopí, “tiger skin”)
=2
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) close; near
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) dense; closely packed
  3. close; near
  4. dense; closely packed
=2
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (pǐ, “to have; to possess”)
  2. alternative form of (pǐ, “to have; to possess”)
3 土豆 dòu
  1. (Canada, neologism) Justin Trudeau
  2. (Internet slang, sometimes offensive) often part of the term 南方小土豆 (nánfāng xiǎo tǔdòu), a nickname for tourists from southern China, especially when visiting northeastern China, often used in a lighthearted or affectionate way due to perceived smaller stature.
  3. (Mainland China) potato
  4. (Taiwan) peanut
  5. Justin Trudeau
  6. often part of the term 南方小土豆 (nánfāng xiǎo tǔdòu), a nickname for tourists from southern China, especially when visiting northeastern China, often used in a lighthearted or affectionate way due to perceived smaller stature.
  7. peanut
  8. potato

classifiers: ,

=4 zhǔ variant of zhǔ
=4 zhǔ
  1. to cook
  2. to boil
=5
  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
=5 used in 得瑟 se
=5 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=5 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
=6 gēng
  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=6 gèng
  1. more
  2. even more
  3. further
  4. still
  5. still more
7 kuài
  1. rapid
  2. quick
  3. speed
  4. rate
  5. soon
  6. almost
  7. to make haste
  8. clever
  9. sharp (of knives or wits)
  10. forthright
  11. plainspoken
  12. gratified
  13. pleased
  14. pleasant
8 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several