邻居看见信箱不是空的。

The neighbours see that the mailbox hasn't been emptied.

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Sentence Composition

1 邻居 línjū neighbor

classifier: 個
2 看见 kànjiàn to see; to catch sight of
3 信箱 xìnxiāng
  1. mailbox
  2. post office box
=4 不是 bùshì
  1. no
  2. is not
  3. not
=4 不是 bùshi fault; blame
=5 空 kōng
  1. empty
  2. air
  3. sky
  4. in vain
=5 空 kòng
  1. to empty
  2. vacant
  3. unoccupied
  4. space
  5. leisure
  6. free time
=5 空 kǒng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 孔 (kǒng, “hole; cave; mouth”)
  2. alternative form of 孔 (kǒng, “hole; cave; mouth”)
=6 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
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target