希望這是美好友誼的開始。

I hope that this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

I hope this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 希望 xīwàng to hope

classifier: 個
=2 這 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=2 這 zhèi (coll.) this
=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 美好 měihǎo
  1. beautiful
  2. fine
=5 友誼 Yǒuyì see 友谊县 Yǒuyì Xiàn
=5 友誼 yǒuyì
  1. companionship
  2. fellowship
  3. friendship
=6 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
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
7 開始 kāishǐ
  1. to begin
  2. beginning
  3. to start
  4. initial

classifier: 個