湯姆是個初學者，但他趕上得很快。

Tom's a beginner, but he catches on fast.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 湯姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
=2 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)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=3 個 gě used in 自个儿 zìgěr
=3 個 gè
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
4 初學者 chūxuézhě beginning student
5 但 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
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 趕上 gǎnshàng
  1. to keep up with
  2. to catch up with
  3. to overtake
  4. to chance upon
  5. in time for
8 得很 dehěn (after an adjective) very
9 快 kuài
  1. rapid
  2. quick
  3. speed
  4. rate
  5. soon
  6. almost
  7. to make haste
  8. clever
  9. sharp (of knives or wits)
  10. forthright
  11. plainspoken
  12. gratified
  13. pleased
  14. pleasant