他反复读了好几遍她寄来的信,还是没明白她的意思。

Over and over again, he read the letter she had mailed him, but he still did not understand it.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人 rén)
=2 反复 fǎn variant of 反复 fǎn
=2 反复 fǎn
  1. repeatedly
  2. over and over
  3. to upend
  4. unstable
  5. to come and go
  6. (of an illness) to return
=3 dòu
  1. comma
  2. phrase marked by pause
=3
  1. to read out; to read aloud
  2. to read
  3. to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
  4. to pronounce
=4 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=4 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=4 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=4 liào unofficial variant of liào
5 好几 hǎo
  1. several
  2. quite a few
=6 biàn variant of biàn
=6 biàn
  1. everywhere
  2. all over
  3. classifier for actions: one time
7 she
8
  1. to entrust; to place in sb's care
  2. (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily
  3. (bound form) foster (as in 寄女 nu: foster daughter)
  4. to send by post; to mail
9 来的 láide
  1. (regional, chiefly Cantonese-influenced Mandarin, colloquial) synonym of 來著 /来着 (láizhe)
  2. at; in
  3. synonym of 來著 /来着 (láizhe)
  4. to be at; to be in; to exist
  5. used to indicate the continuous aspect
10 xìn
  1. letter
  2. mail
  3. to trust
  4. to believe
  5. to profess faith in
  6. truthful
  7. confidence
  8. trust
  9. at will
  10. at random

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=11 还是 háishi
  1. still (as before)
  2. had better
  3. unexpectedly
  4. or
=11 还是 háishì
  1. had better; it would be best (to do something); one would be well-advised to
  2. nevertheless; yet
  3. or
  4. still
=12 méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
=12
  1. drowned
  2. to end
  3. to die
  4. to inundate
13 明白 míngbai
  1. clear; obvious; unequivocal
  2. sensible; reasonable
  3. to understand; to realize
14 she
=15 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 de "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. or di in poetry and songs
=15 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=15 really and truly
=15 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
16 意思 si
  1. idea
  2. opinion
  3. meaning
  4. wish
  5. desire
  6. interest
  7. fun
  8. token of appreciation, affection etc
  9. to give as a small token
  10. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc

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