這家公司由一個外國人經營。

That company is managed by a foreigner.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 這 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=1 這 zhèi (coll.) this
2 家公 jiāgōng
  1. head of a family
  2. (polite) my father
  3. (polite) my grandfather
  4. your esteemed father
=3 司 Sī surname Si
=3 司 sī
  1. to take charge of
  2. to manage
  3. department (under a ministry)
4 由 yóu
  1. to follow
  2. from
  3. because of; due to
  4. by; via; through
  5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
=5 一個 yīge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=5 一個 yīgè
  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
  2. same
6 外國人 wàiguórén foreigner
7 經營 jīngyíng to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate