他们给他们的儿子取名叫汤姆。

They named their son Tom.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他们 tāmen they; them
=2 给 gěi
  1. to
  2. for
  3. for the benefit of
  4. to give
  5. to allow
  6. to do sth (for sb)
  7. (grammatical equivalent of 被)
  8. (grammatical equivalent of 把)
  9. (sentence intensifier)
=2 给 jǐ
  1. to supply
  2. to provide
3 他们 tāmen they; them
=4 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 跑堂儿的 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
=4 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=4 的 dí really and truly
=4 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=5 儿子 érzi son
=5 儿子 érzǐ
  1. Term of self-address, used by a man when speaking to elders.
  2. baby; infant; newborn
  3. child
6 取名 qǔmíng
  1. to name
  2. to be named
  3. to christen
  4. to seek fame
=7 叫 jiào
  1. to shout
  2. to call
  3. to order
  4. to ask
  5. to be called
  6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
=7 叫 jiào variant of 叫 jiào
8 汤姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)