这是一只蝴蝶还是一只飞蛾?

Is it a butterfly or a moth?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 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)
=1 zhèi (coll.) this
=2 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 shì variant of shì
3
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
=4 zhī variant of zhī
=4 zhǐ only; merely; just
=4 zhǐ variant of zhǐ
=4 zhī grain that has begun to ripen
=4 zhǐ variant of zhǐ
=4 zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
5 蝴蝶 dié butterfly

classifier:

=6 还是 háishi
  1. still (as before)
  2. had better
  3. unexpectedly
  4. or
=6 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
7
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
=8 zhī variant of zhī
=8 zhǐ only; merely; just
=8 zhǐ variant of zhǐ
=8 zhī grain that has begun to ripen
=8 zhǐ variant of zhǐ
=8 zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
=9 飞蛾 fēié moth
=9 飞蛾 fēi'é moth (insect of the order Lepidoptera)