我們的鄰居是一家南美人。

Our neighbours are a family from South America.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我們 wǒmen we; us; ourselves; our
=2 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
=2 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=2 的 dí really and truly
=2 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 鄰居 línjū neighbor

classifier: 個
=4 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)
=4 是 shì variant of 是 shì
5 一家 yījiā
  1. the whole family
  2. the same family
  3. the family ... (when preceded by a family name)
  4. group
=6 南美 Nán Měi South America
=6 南美 Nánměi South America (the continent forming the southern part of the Americas)
7 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位