想成為一個好的擊球手的話,你要在球場上時刻保持鎮定,還要學會相信自己的直覺。

To be a good batter, you've got to hang loose and follow your instincts.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 xiǎng
  1. to think (about)
  2. to think of; to devise
  3. to think (that); to believe (that)
  4. to desire; to want (to)
  5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
2 成為 chéngwéi to become; to turn into
=3 一個 ge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=3 一個
  1. Combination of the numeral (“one”) and the generic classifier : a; an; one
  2. same
4 好的 hǎode okay; all right; no worries
5 擊球 qiú
  1. to bat
  2. to hit a ball (sport)
6 shǒu
  1. hand
  2. (formal) to hold
  3. person engaged in certain types of work
  4. person skilled in certain types of work
  5. personal(ly)
  6. convenient
  7. classifier for skill

classifiers: ,

7 的話 dehuà if (coming after a conditional clause)
=8 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=8 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
=9 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=9 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
=9 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭要袅
10 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
11 球場 qiúchǎng
  1. stadium
  2. sports ground
  3. court
  4. pitch
  5. field
  6. golf course

classifiers: ,

=12 shǎng used in 上声 shǎngshēng
=12 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
13 時刻 shí
  1. time
  2. juncture
  3. moment
  4. period of time
  5. constantly
  6. always

classifiers: ,

14 保持 bǎochí
  1. to keep
  2. to maintain
  3. to hold
  4. to preserve
15 鎮定 zhèndìng
  1. calm
  2. unperturbed
  3. cool
=16 Huán surname Huan
=16 hái
  1. still
  2. still in progress
  3. still more
  4. yet
  5. even more
  6. in addition
  7. fairly
  8. passably (good)
  9. as early as
  10. even
  11. also
  12. else
=16 huán
  1. to pay back
  2. to return
=16 xuán
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to rotate; to turn around”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) immediately
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) nimble; agile
  4. alternative form of (“to rotate; to turn around”)
  5. immediately
  6. nimble; agile
=17 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=17 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
=17 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭要袅
18 學會 xuéhuì
  1. to learn; to master
  2. institute; learned society; (scholarly) association
19 相信 xiāngxìn to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
20 自己
  1. oneself
  2. one's own
=21 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 跑堂儿的 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
=21 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=21 really and truly
=21 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
22 直覺 zhíjué intuition