「你知道你剛才折斷的是什麼樹嗎?」我回答偵探:「不知道。」偵探透過敞開的門往裡面看,喊道:「喂,你知道他剛才折斷的是什麼樹嗎?」一個年輕女子的聲音說:「嗯,看起來像是紫杉。」偵探坐直身子後,又問了我一遍:「你知道你剛才折斷的是什麼樹嗎?」

"Do you know what kind of tree you just broke?" "No, I don't," I answered the detective. While looking through the open door, the detective shouted, "Hey, do you know what kind of tree he just broke?" "Um, looks like it's a yew plum pine," said the voice of a young woman. After straightening himself in his seat, the detective asked me one more time: "Do you know what kind of tree you just broke?"

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=1 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
2 知道 zhīdào
  1. to know; to become aware of
  2. also pr. zhīdao
=3 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=3 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
4 剛才 gāngcái
  1. just now
  2. a moment ago
5 折斷 zhéduàn
  1. to snap sth off
  2. to break
=6 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 跑堂兒的 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
=6 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=6 really and truly
=6 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=7 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)
=7 shì variant of shì
8 什麼 shénme
  1. what?
  2. something; anything
9 shù
  1. tree
  2. to cultivate
  3. to set up

classifier:

=10 (coll.) what?
=10 used in 嗎啡 fēi
=10 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
11
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
12 回答 huí
  1. to reply; to answer
  2. reply; answer
13 偵探 zhēntàn
  1. detective
  2. to do detective work
14 不知 zhī
  1. not to know
  2. unaware
  3. unknowingly
  4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
=15 dào
  1. (bound form) way; reason; principle
  2. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
  3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
  4. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
  5. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
  6. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
  7. (old) circuit (administrative division)

classifiers: ,

=15 dǎo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)
  2. alternative form of / (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)
16 偵探 zhēntàn
  1. detective
  2. to do detective work
17 透過 tòuguò
  1. to pass through
  2. to penetrate
  3. by means of
  4. via
18 敞開 chǎngkāi
  1. to open wide
  2. unrestrictedly
=19 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 跑堂兒的 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
=19 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=19 really and truly
=19 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=20 Mén surname Men
=20 mén
  1. gate
  2. door
  3. gateway
  4. doorway
  5. opening
  6. valve
  7. switch
  8. way to do something
  9. knack
  10. family
  11. house
  12. (religious) sect
  13. school (of thought)
  14. class
  15. category
  16. phylum or division (taxonomy)
  17. classifier for large guns
  18. classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
  19. (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)

classifiers: ,

=21 wǎng
  1. to go (in a direction)
  2. to
  3. towards
  4. (of a train) bound for
  5. past
  6. previous
=21 wǎng old variant of wǎng
22 裡面 miàn
  1. inside
  2. interior
  3. also pr. mian
=23 kān
  1. to look after
  2. to take care of
  3. to watch
  4. to guard
=23 kàn
  1. to see; to look at
  2. to read
  3. to watch
  4. to visit; to call on
  5. to consider; to regard as
  6. to look after
  7. to treat (a patient or illness)
  8. to depend on
  9. to feel (that)
  10. (after a verb) to give it a try
  11. to watch out for
24 喊道 hǎndào to yell
=25 wéi hello (when answering the phone)
=25 wèi
  1. hey
  2. to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
=25 wèi variant of wèi
=25 wèi to feed
=26 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=26 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
27 知道 zhīdào
  1. to know; to become aware of
  2. also pr. zhīdao
28
  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 and 他人 rén)
29 剛才 gāngcái
  1. just now
  2. a moment ago
30 折斷 zhéduàn
  1. to snap sth off
  2. to break
=31 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 跑堂兒的 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
=31 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=31 really and truly
=31 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=32 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)
=32 shì variant of shì
33 什麼 shénme
  1. what?
  2. something; anything
34 shù
  1. tree
  2. to cultivate
  3. to set up

classifier:

=35 (coll.) what?
=35 used in 嗎啡 fēi
=35 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
=36 一個 ge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=36 一個
  1. Combination of the numeral (“one”) and the generic classifier : a; an; one
  2. same
37 年輕 niánqīng young
38 女子
  1. woman
  2. female
=39 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 跑堂兒的 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
=39 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=39 really and truly
=39 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
40 聲音 shēngyīn
  1. voice
  2. sound

classifier:

=41 shuì to persuade
=41 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=41 yuè
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
  2. alternative form of / (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
=41 tuō
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (“to free; to relieve”)
  2. alternative form of / (“to free; to relieve”)
=42 ēn (a groaning sound)
=42 èn
  1. (nonverbal grunt as interjection)
  2. OK, yeah
  3. what?
=42 en interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement
=42 ńg Used as an interjection to express doubt or curiosity.
=42 ňg Used as an interjection to express surprise.
=42 ǹg
  1. (dialectal, Internet slang) alternative form of (yìng)
  2. Used as an interjection to express agreement or pledge.
  3. alternative form of (yìng)
=43 看起來 kànlai seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
=43 看起來 kànqilai
  1. to look and perceive
  2. to seem; to look as if
44 像是 xiàngshì to seem as if; to appear
45 紫杉 shān Japanese yew (taxus cuspidata)
46 偵探 zhēntàn
  1. detective
  2. to do detective work
=47 Zuò surname Zuo
=47 zuò
  1. to sit
  2. to take a seat
  3. to take (a bus, airplane etc)
  4. to bear fruit
  5. variant of zuò
48 直身 zhíshēn Alternative name for 直裰 (zhíduō).
=49
  1. son
  2. child
  3. seed
  4. egg
  5. small thing
  6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
  7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 děngjuéwèi
  8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
  9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
=49 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 zi "chair"
50 hòu
  1. back
  2. behind
  3. rear
  4. afterwards
  5. after
  6. later
  7. post-
51 yòu
  1. (once) again
  2. also
  3. both... and...
  4. and yet
  5. (used for emphasis) anyway
52 wèn to ask; to inquire
=53 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=53 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)
=53 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=53 liào unofficial variant of liào
54
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
55 一遍 biàn
  1. one time (all the way through)
  2. once through
=56 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=56 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
57 知道 zhīdào
  1. to know; to become aware of
  2. also pr. zhīdao
=58 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=58 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
59 剛才 gāngcái
  1. just now
  2. a moment ago
60 折斷 zhéduàn
  1. to snap sth off
  2. to break
=61 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 跑堂兒的 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
=61 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=61 really and truly
=61 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=62 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)
=62 shì variant of shì
63 什麼 shénme
  1. what?
  2. something; anything
64 shù
  1. tree
  2. to cultivate
  3. to set up

classifier:

=65 (coll.) what?
=65 used in 嗎啡 fēi
=65 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)