由于下雨,我们没能上外头打网球。

Because of the rain, we weren't able to play tennis outside.

The rain stopped us from being able to play tennis outside.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 由于 yóu
  1. due to
  2. as a result of
  3. thanks to
  4. owing to
  5. since
  6. because
2 下雨 xià to rain
3 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
=4 méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
=4
  1. drowned
  2. to end
  3. to die
  4. to inundate
=5 Néng surname Neng
=5 néng
  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
=5 nài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
=5 tái
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
  2. alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
=5 tài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
  2. alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
=5 nái
  1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
  2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
=5 tāi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
  2. only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
=5 xióng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
  2. alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
=6 上外 Shàng Wài abbr. for 上海外国语大学 Shànghǎi Wàiguó xué
=6 上外 Shàngwài short for 上海外國語大學上海外国语大学 (Shànghǎi Wàiguóyǔ Dàxué, “Shanghai International Studies University”)
=7 tóu
  1. head
  2. hair style
  3. the top
  4. end
  5. beginning or end
  6. a stub
  7. remnant
  8. chief
  9. boss
  10. side
  11. aspect
  12. first
  13. leading
  14. classifier for pigs or livestock

classifier:

=7 tou suffix for nouns
8 打网 wǎng
  1. to net sth
  2. to catch sth with a net
=9 qiú ball used for playing games (variant of qiú)
=9 qiú
  1. ball
  2. sphere
  3. globe
  4. ball game
  5. match

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