蘇聯是在二十五年前解體的。

The Soviet Union collapsed 25 years ago.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 蘇聯 Sūlián
  1. Soviet Union, 1922-1991
  2. abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟 Sūwéiāi Shèhuìzhǔyì Gònghéguó Liánméng
=2 是 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 是 shì variant of 是 shì
3 在 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)
4 二十五 èrshíwǔ twenty-five; 25
5 年前 niánqián
  1. by the end of the year
  2. at the end of the year; shortly before New Year
6 解體 jiětǐ
  1. to break up into components
  2. to disintegrate
  3. to collapse
  4. to crumble
=7 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
=7 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=7 的 dí really and truly
=7 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target