蓝色的鸟栖息在树枝上,兴致昂扬地唱着歌。

The blue bird is perched on a branch, singing cheerfully.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 蓝色 lán blue (color)
=2 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
=2 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=2 really and truly
=2 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 鸟栖 Niǎo
  1. (~) Tosu (a city in Saga Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Tosu (a city in Saga Prefecture, Japan)
4
  1. breath
  2. news
  3. interest (on an investment or loan)
  4. to cease
  5. to stop
  6. to rest
  7. Taiwan pr.
5 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)
6 树枝 shùzhī
  1. branch
  2. twig
=7 shǎng used in 上聲 shǎngshēng
=7 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
8 兴致 xìngzhì
  1. mood
  2. spirits
  3. interest
9 昂扬 ángyáng
  1. elated
  2. high-spirited
  3. uplifting (music)
=10 de
  1. -ly
  2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
=10
  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land

classifier:

11 chàng
  1. to sing
  2. to call loudly
  3. to chant
=12 zhāo
  1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
  2. trick; tactic
  3. (dialect) okay; all right
  4. (dialect) to put in; to add
=12 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in
=12 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
=12 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
=13 (bound form) to sing

classifiers: ,

=13 variant of