他看起來像是個聰明的男孩。

He looks like a clever boy.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  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 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=2 看起來 kànqǐlai seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
=2 看起來 kànqilai
  1. to look and perceive
  2. to seem; to look as if
3 像是 xiàngshì to seem as if; to appear
=4 個 gě used in 自個兒 zìgěr
=4 個 gè
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
=5 聰明 cōngming
  1. intelligent; clever; bright
  2. acute (of sight and hearing)
=5 聰明 cōngmíng
  1. (archaic, of hearing and vision) sharp; keen; perceptive
  2. clever; intelligent; smart; bright
  3. sharp; keen; perceptive
=6 的 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 pígéde "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. dì or di in poetry and songs
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
7 男孩 nánhái boy

classifier: 個