他想要成功，即使是以他的健康作为代价。

He wanted to succeed, even at the cost of his health.

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Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
2 想要 xiǎngyào
  1. to want to
  2. to feel like
  3. to fancy
  4. to care for sb
  5. desirous of
=3 成功 Chénggōng Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣 Táidōng Xiàn, southeast Taiwan
=3 成功 chénggōng
  1. to succeed
  2. success
  3. successful; fruitful
4 即使 jíshǐ even if; even though
5 是以 shìyǐ
  1. therefore
  2. thus
  3. so
6 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=7 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 跑堂兒的 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
=7 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=7 的 dí really and truly
=7 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
8 健康 jiànkāng
  1. health
  2. healthy
9 作为 zuòwéi
  1. one's conduct
  2. deed
  3. activity
  4. accomplishment
  5. achievement
  6. to act as
  7. as (in the capacity of)
  8. qua
  9. to view as
  10. to look upon (sth as)
  11. to take sth to be
10 代价 dàijià
  1. price
  2. cost
  3. consideration (in share dealing)