棕榈油制造是导致印度尼西亚森林砍伐的主要原因。

Palm oil production is the leading cause of deforestation in Indonesia.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 棕榈油 zōnglǘyóu palm oil
2 制造 zhìzào to manufacture; to make
=3 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)
=3 是 shì variant of 是 shì
4 导致 dǎozhì to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
5 印度尼西亚 Yìndùníxīyà Indonesia
6 森林 sēnlín forest

classifier: 片
7 砍伐 kǎnfá
  1. to hew
  2. to cut down
=8 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
=8 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=8 的 dí really and truly
=8 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
9 主要 zhǔyào main; principal; major; primary
10 原因 yuányīn
  1. cause
  2. origin
  3. root cause
  4. reason

classifier: 個