他是唯一一個游過英吉利海峽的美國人。

He is the only American who has swum the English Channel.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  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 and 他人 rén)
=2 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 shì variant of shì
3 唯一 wéi only; sole
=4 一個 ge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=4 一個
  1. Combination of the numeral (“one”) and the generic classifier : a; an; one
  2. same
=5 Yóu surname You
=5 yóu
  1. to swim
  2. variant of yóu
=5 yóu
  1. to walk
  2. to tour
  3. to roam
  4. to travel
=6 Guō surname Guo
=6 guò
  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-
=6 guo (experienced action marker)
=7 英吉利海峽 Yīng Hǎixiá English Channel
=7 英吉利海峽 Yīnghǎixiá English Channel
=8 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 de "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. or di in poetry and songs
=8 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=8 really and truly
=8 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=9 美國人 Měiguórén
  1. American
  2. American person
  3. American people

classifier:

=9 美國人 měiguórén US American person; US American people; Usonian(s)