那个语言学家精通几个中国方言。

The linguist is fluent in several Chinese dialects.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 那个 nàge
  1. that one
  2. that thing
  3. that (as opposed to this)
  4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis)
  5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word)
  6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc)
  7. (euph.) menstruation
  8. sex
  9. also pr. nèige
2 语言学家 yǔyánxuéjiā linguist
3 精通 jīngtōng
  1. to be proficient in
  2. to master (a subject)
=4 几个 jǐge
  1. a few
  2. several
  3. how many
=4 几个 jǐgè
  1. a few; several; some; a handful
  2. how many
5 中国 Zhōngguó China
=6 方言 Fāngyán the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄 Yáng Xióng in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
=6 方言 fāngyán
  1. topolect
  2. dialect