三年前的雨季，湯姆第一次遇見了瑪麗。

It was during the rainy season three years ago that Tom first met Mary.

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Sentence Composition

=1 三 Sān surname San
=1 三 sān
  1. three
  2. 3
2 年前 niánqián
  1. by the end of the year
  2. at the end of the year; shortly before New Year
=3 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 跑堂儿的 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
=3 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=3 的 dí really and truly
=3 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
4 雨季 yǔjì rainy season
5 湯姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
=6 第一次 dìyīcì the first time; for the first time
=6 第一次 dì-yīcì
  1. (euphemistic) first sexual experience
  2. (literally) first time
  3. first sexual experience
  4. first time
7 遇見 yùjiàn to meet
=8 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=8 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)
=8 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=8 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
9 瑪麗 Mǎlì
  1. Mary or Marie (name)
  2. Mali