Johny以前是個化學家,但現在Johny不再是了。他以前所想的是水,是硫酸。

Johnny was a chemist; now Johnny is no more. For what he thought was water, was H2SO4.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
J
Not in lexicon.
2
o
Not in lexicon.
3
h
Not in lexicon.
4
n
Not in lexicon.
5
y
Not in lexicon.
6 以前 qián
  1. before
  2. formerly
  3. previous
  4. ago
=7 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)
=7 shì variant of shì
=8 used in 自个儿 r
=8
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
9 化學家 huàxuéjiā chemist
10 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
11 現在 xiànzài now; at present; currently
12
J
Not in lexicon.
13
o
Not in lexicon.
14
h
Not in lexicon.
15
n
Not in lexicon.
16
y
Not in lexicon.
17 不再 zài no more; no longer
=18 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)
=18 shì variant of shì
=19 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=19 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=19 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=19 liào unofficial variant of liào
20
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人 rén)
21 以前 qián
  1. before
  2. formerly
  3. previous
  4. ago
22 suǒ
  1. actually
  2. place
  3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
  4. that which
  5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive

classifier:

23 xiǎng
  1. to think (about)
  2. to think of; to devise
  3. to think (that); to believe (that)
  4. to desire; to want (to)
  5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
=24 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 跑堂儿的 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
=24 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=24 really and truly
=24 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=25 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)
=25 shì variant of shì
=26 Shuǐ surname Shui
=26 shuǐ
  1. water
  2. (after a name) ... River
  3. to swim (used mostly in 会水 huìshuǐ and 水性 shuǐxìng)
  4. (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
  5. (bound form) additional cost; extra income
  6. classifier for washings of a garment
=27 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)
=27 shì variant of shì
28 硫酸 liúsuān
  1. sulfuric acid H2SO4
  2. sulfate