昨天我在街上遇見了瑪麗。

Yesterday I met Mary on the street.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 昨天 zuótiān yesterday
2 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
3 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)
4 街上 jiēshang
  1. on the street
  2. in town
5 遇見 yùjiàn to meet
=6 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=6 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)
=6 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=6 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
7 瑪麗 Mǎlì
  1. Mary or Marie (name)
  2. Mali