這裡以前是座舊廟。

There used to be an old temple here.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 這裡 zhèlǐ here
2 以前 yǐqián
  1. before
  2. formerly
  3. previous
  4. ago
=3 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)
=3 是 shì variant of 是 shì
4 座 zuò
  1. seat
  2. base; stand
  3. (bound form) constellation
  4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 师座 shīzuò)
  5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
5 舊 jiù
  1. old
  2. opposite: new 新
  3. former
  4. worn (with age)
6 廟 miào
  1. temple
  2. ancestral shrine
  3. temple fair
  4. great imperial hall
  5. imperial

classifier: 座