我想他得花兩個小時才能把工作做完。

It will take him two hours to finish the work.

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Sentence Composition

1
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 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)
3
  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)
=4
  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 used in 得瑟 se
=4 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=4 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
=5 Huā surname Hua
=5 huā
  1. flower
  2. blossom
  3. fancy pattern
  4. florid
  5. to spend (money, time)
  6. (coll.) lecherous
  7. lustful

classifiers: , , , , ,

=5 huā old variant of huā
=5 huā
  1. variant of huā
  2. flower
  3. blossom
  4. also pr. wěi
=6 liǎng
  1. two
  2. both
  3. some
  4. a few
  5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty jīn (old)
=6 liàng Original form of (liàng).
=7 used in 自个儿 r
=7
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
8 小時 xiǎoshí hour

classifier:

9 才能 cáinéng
  1. talent
  2. ability
  3. capacity
=10
  1. to hold; to grasp
  2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
  3. handlebar
  4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
  5. classifier for things with handles
  6. (used to put the object before the verb: + {noun} + {verb})
=10 handle
=10
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (pá, “to scratch”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of (pá, “to scratch”)
11 工作 gōngzuò
  1. to work
  2. (of a machine) to operate
  3. job
  4. work
  5. task

classifiers: , ,

12 做完 zuòwán
  1. to finish
  2. to complete the task