一個球正順流而下。

A ball is floating down the river.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 一個 yīge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=1 一個 yīgè
  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
  2. same
=2 球 qiú ball used for playing games (variant of 球 qiú)
=2 球 qiú
  1. ball
  2. sphere
  3. globe
  4. ball game
  5. match

classifiers: 個, 場
=3 正 zhēng first month of the lunar year
=3 正 zhèng
  1. straight
  2. upright
  3. proper
  4. main
  5. principal
  6. to correct
  7. to rectify
  8. exactly
  9. just (at that time)
  10. right (in that place)
  11. (math.) positive
4 順流 shùnliú to go with the current; to follow the direction of the current; to go downstream
5 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
6 下 xià
  1. down
  2. downwards
  3. below
  4. lower
  5. later
  6. next (week etc)
  7. second (of two parts)
  8. to decline
  9. to go down
  10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. measure word to show the frequency of an action