鹿是简的三倍重。

The deer is three times as heavy as Jane.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 鹿 lù deer
=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 简 jiǎn
  1. simple
  2. uncomplicated
  3. letter
  4. to choose
  5. to select
  6. bamboo strips used for writing (old)
=4 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
=4 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=4 的 dí really and truly
=4 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
5 三倍 sānbèi triple
=6 重 chóng
  1. to repeat
  2. repetition
  3. again
  4. re-
  5. classifier: layer
=6 重 zhòng
  1. heavy
  2. serious
  3. to attach importance to