首先，我认为每个外国人第一次在中国的时候，最初的印象一定是国家的大小。

Firstly, I think that the first time each foreigner is in China, the earliest impression is certainly the size of the country.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 首先 shǒuxiān
  1. first (of all)
  2. in the first place
2 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
3 认为 rènwéi to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
4 每个 měigè each; every
5 外国人 wàiguórén foreigner
=6 第一次 dìyīcì the first time; for the first time
=6 第一次 dì-yīcì
  1. (euphemistic) first sexual experience
  2. (literally) first time
  3. first sexual experience
  4. first time
7 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
8 中国 Zhōngguó China
=9 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
=9 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=9 的 dí really and truly
=9 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
10 时候 shíhou
  1. time
  2. length of time
  3. moment
  4. period
11 最初 zuìchū
  1. first
  2. primary
  3. initial
  4. original
  5. at first
  6. initially
  7. originally
=12 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
=12 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=12 的 dí really and truly
=12 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
13 印象 yìnxiàng
  1. impression (sth that stays in one's mind)
  2. a memory
14 一定 yīdìng
  1. surely
  2. certainly
  3. necessarily
  4. fixed
  5. a certain (extent etc)
  6. given
  7. particular
  8. must
=15 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)
=15 是 shì variant of 是 shì
16 国家 guójiā country; nation; state

classifier: 個
=17 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
=17 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=17 的 dí really and truly
=17 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
18 大小 dàxiǎo
  1. large and small
  2. size
  3. adults and children
  4. consideration of seniority
  5. at any rate