他們很努力地超過對方獲得優勢。

They tried very hard to gain an advantage over one another.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他們 tāmen they; them
2 很 hěn
  1. very; quite
  2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
3 努力 nǔlì
  1. to make an effort; to try hard; to strive
  2. hard-working; conscientious
=4 地 de
  1. -ly
  2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
=4 地 dì
  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land

classifier: 片
5 超過 chāoguò
  1. to surpass
  2. to exceed
  3. to outstrip
6 對方 duìfāng the other person; the other side; the other party
7 獲得 huòdé to obtain; to receive; to get
8 優勢 yōushì
  1. superiority
  2. dominance
  3. advantage