守宫砂是中国古代用来验证女人贞操的方法.

Shougongsha is an old Chinese technique to test a woman's virginity.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 守宫 shǒugōng gecko; house lizard
2 砂 shā
  1. sand
  2. gravel
  3. granule
  4. variant of 沙 shā
=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 中国 Zhōngguó China
5 古代 gǔdài ancient times
6 用来 yònglái to be used for
7 验证 yànzhèng
  1. to inspect and verify
  2. experimental verification
  3. to validate (a theory)
  4. to authenticate
=8 女人 nǚrén woman
=8 女人 nǚren wife
9 贞操 zhēncāo
  1. (usually of women) chastity
  2. virginity
  3. virtue
  4. honor
  5. loyalty
  6. moral integrity
=10 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
=10 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=10 的 dí really and truly
=10 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
11 方法 fāngfǎ method; way; technique; procedure

classifier: 個