在非洲有许多孩子死于饥饿。

Many children die of starvation in Africa.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
2 非洲 Fēizhōu
  1. Africa
  2. abbr. for 阿非利加洲 Āfēilìjiā Zhōu
=3 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
=3 有 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
4 许多 xǔduō
  1. many
  2. a lot of
  3. much
5 孩子 háizi child
6 死 sǐ
  1. to die
  2. impassable
  3. uncrossable
  4. inflexible
  5. rigid
  6. extremely
  7. damned
=7 于 Yú surname Yu
=7 于 yú
  1. to go
  2. to take
  3. sentence-final interrogative particle
  4. variant of 于 yú
=7 于 yú
  1. (of time or place) in; at; on
  2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
  3. (indicating a source) from; out of
  4. (used in comparison) than
  5. (used in the passive voice) by
=8 饥饿 jīè
  1. hunger
  2. starvation
  3. famine
=8 饥饿 jī'è
  1. (formal) hungry; starving
  2. hungry; starving