這隻熊正在吃一個蘋果。

The bear was eating an apple.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 這 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=1 這 zhèi (coll.) this
2 隻 zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
=3 熊 Xióng surname Xiong
=3 熊 xióng
  1. bear
  2. (coll.) to scold; to rebuke
  3. (coll.) weak; incapable
4 正在 zhèngzài to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
=5 吃 chī
  1. to eat; to consume
  2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  3. to eradicate; to destroy
  4. to absorb
  5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
=5 吃 chī variant of 吃 chī
=6 一個 yīge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=6 一個 yīgè
  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
  2. same
=7 蘋果 Píngguǒ Apple (American tech company)
=7 蘋果 píngguǒ apple

classifiers: 個, 顆