一個偉大的帝國, 就像是一個大蛋糕, 最容易消失的地方就在邊緣。

A great Empire, like a great Cake, is most easily diminished at the Edges.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 一個 ge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=1 一個
  1. Combination of the numeral (“one”) and the generic classifier : a; an; one
  2. same
2 偉大 wěi huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
=3 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 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=3 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=3 really and truly
=3 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
4 帝國 guó
  1. empire
  2. imperial
5 就像 jiùxiàng to be just like; to be similar to; as if; as though
=6 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)
=6 shì variant of shì
=7 一個 ge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=7 一個
  1. Combination of the numeral (“one”) and the generic classifier : a; an; one
  2. same
=8
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 jiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
=8 dài see 大夫 dàifu
9 蛋糕 dàngāo cake

classifiers: ,

=10 zuì variant of zuì
=10 zuì old variant of zuì
=10 zuì
  1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
  2. (after zhī) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 shìjièzhīzuì "the greatest in the world")
11 容易 róng
  1. easy; straightforward
  2. likely; liable to; apt to
12 消失 xiāoshī to disappear; to fade away
=13 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 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=13 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=13 really and truly
=13 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=14 地方 fāng
  1. region
  2. regional (away from the central administration)
  3. local
=14 地方 fang
  1. area
  2. place
  3. space
  4. room
  5. territory

classifiers: , ,

15 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: jiù ... ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: ... jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...
16 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)
17 邊緣 biānyuán
  1. edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery
  2. marginal; borderline