哈里发塔是现时世界上最高的摩天大楼。

Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest skyscraper in the world.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 哈里发塔 Hālǐfā Tǎ Burj Khalifa, skyscraper in Dubai, 830 m high
=2 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)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì
3 现时 xiànshí current
4 世界 shìjiè world

classifier: 個
=5 上 shǎng used in 上声 shǎngshēng
=5 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
6 最高 zuìgāo
  1. tallest
  2. highest
  3. supreme (court etc)
=7 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
=7 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=7 的 dí really and truly
=7 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
8 摩天大楼 mótiāndàlóu skyscraper

classifier: 座