于是出现了一个问题,哪里能找我们需要的机器。

Then arose the question of where we were to get the necessary machinery.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 于是 shì thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
2 出现 chūxiàn
  1. to appear
  2. to arise
  3. to emerge
  4. to show up
=3 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=3 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=3 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=3 liào unofficial variant of liào
=4 一个 ge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=4 一个
  1. Combination of the numeral (“one”) and the generic classifier : a; an; one
  2. same
5 问题 wèn
  1. question
  2. problem
  3. issue
  4. topic

classifier:

=6 哪里
  1. where?
  2. somewhere
  3. anywhere
  4. wherever
  5. nowhere (negative answer to question)
  6. humble expression denying compliment
  7. also written 哪里
=6 哪里
  1. where?
  2. somewhere
  3. anywhere
  4. wherever
  5. nowhere (negative answer to question)
  6. humble expression denying compliment
=7 Néng surname Neng
=7 néng
  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
=7 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”)
=7 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”)
=7 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”)
=7 nái
  1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
  2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
=7 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”)
=7 xióng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
  2. alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
8 zhǎo
  1. to try to find
  2. to look for
  3. to call on sb
  4. to find
  5. to seek
  6. to return
  7. to give change
9 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
10 需要 yào
  1. to need; to want; to demand; to require
  2. needs
=11 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
=11 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=11 really and truly
=11 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
12 机器 machine

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