你可以說明一下這台機器是怎樣運作的嗎?

Can you explain how this machine works?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=1 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
2 可以
  1. can
  2. may
  3. possible
  4. able to
  5. not bad
  6. pretty good
3 說明 shuōmíng
  1. to explain
  2. to illustrate
  3. to indicate
  4. to show
  5. to prove
  6. explanation
  7. directions
  8. caption

classifier:

4 一下 xià
  1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)
  2. all at once; suddenly
=5 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)
=5 zhèi (coll.) this
=6 Tái
  1. Taiwan (abbr.)
  2. surname Tai
=6 tāi used in place names
=6 tái
  1. (classical) you (in letters)
  2. variant of tái
=6 tái desk; table; counter
=6 Tái Taiwan (abbr.)
=6 tái
  1. platform
  2. stage
  3. terrace
  4. stand
  5. support
  6. station
  7. broadcasting station
  8. classifier for vehicles or machines
=6 tái typhoon
=6
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) I, me
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of (yí, “happy, pleased”).
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) what
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, polite, honorific) used to address another person or to describe the actions of another person
  5. I, me
  6. Original form of (yí, “happy, pleased”).
  7. Used in place names.
  8. a surname
  9. historical placename in modern Shandong
  10. used in 三台 (“name of a star”)
  11. used to address another person or to describe the actions of another person
  12. what
=6 pufferfish; blowfish
7 機器 machine

classifiers: , ,

=8 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)
=8 shì variant of shì
9 怎樣 zěnyàng
  1. how
  2. what kind
10 運作 yùnzuò
  1. to operate
  2. operations
  3. workings
  4. activities (usu. of an organization)
  5. thread (computing)
=11 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 de "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. or di in poetry and songs
=11 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=11 really and truly
=11 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=12 (coll.) what?
=12 used in 吗啡 fēi
=12 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)