通过这次比赛，我意识到自己的不足。

Through this match, I realized my inadequacies.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 通过 tōngguò
  1. to pass through; to get through
  2. to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
  3. to pass (a test)
  4. by means of; through; via
2 这次 zhècì this time
3 比赛 bǐsài
  1. competition (sports etc)
  2. match
  3. to compete

classifiers: 場, 次
4 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
5 意识到 yìshídào to be aware of; to realize
6 自己 zìjǐ
  1. oneself
  2. one's own
=7 的 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 pígéde "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. dì or di in poetry and songs
=7 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=7 的 dí really and truly
=7 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
8 不足 bùzú
  1. insufficient
  2. lacking
  3. deficiency
  4. not enough
  5. inadequate
  6. not worth
  7. cannot
  8. should not