這個世界是燦爛的嗎？

Is it splendid, this world?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 這個 zhège
  1. (pronoun) this
  2. (adjective) this
2 世界 shìjiè world

classifier: 個
=3 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=3 是 shì variant of 是 shì
4 燦爛 cànlàn
  1. to glitter
  2. brilliant
  3. splendid
=5 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
=5 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=5 的 dí really and truly
=5 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=6 嗎 má (coll.) what?
=6 嗎 mǎ used in 吗啡 mǎfēi
=6 嗎 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)