當母牛飛得高, 公牛飛得低, 就有可能是一個龍捲風。

When the cow flies high and the ox flies low, there probably is a twister.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 當 dāng
  1. to be
  2. to act as
  3. manage
  4. withstand
  5. when
  6. during
  7. ought
  8. should
  9. match equally
  10. equal
  11. same
  12. obstruct
  13. just at (a time or place)
  14. on the spot
  15. right
  16. just at
=1 當 dàng
  1. at or in the very same...
  2. suitable
  3. adequate
  4. fitting
  5. proper
  6. to replace
  7. to regard as
  8. to think
  9. to pawn
  10. (coll.) to fail (a student)
2 母牛 mǔniú female cow
3 飛 fēi to fly
=4 得 dé
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=4 得 dè used in 得瑟 dèse
=4 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=4 得 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
=5 高 Gāo surname Gao
=5 高 gāo
  1. high
  2. tall
  3. above average
  4. loud
  5. your (honorific)
6 公牛 gōngniú bull
7 飛 fēi to fly
=8 得 dé
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=8 得 dè used in 得瑟 dèse
=8 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=8 得 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
9 低 dī
  1. low
  2. beneath
  3. to lower (one's head)
  4. to let droop
  5. to hang down
  6. to incline
10 就 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by 着 zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...
11 有可能 yǒukěnéng
  1. possible
  2. probable
  3. possibly
  4. probably
  5. may
  6. might
=12 是 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)
=12 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=13 一個 yīge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=13 一個 yīgè
  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
  2. same
14 龍捲風 lóngjuǎnfēng
  1. tornado
  2. hurricane
  3. twister
  4. cyclone