永动机这个概念是个荒唐的假说。

The idea of perpetual motion is an absurd hypothesis.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 永动机 yǒngdòngjī perpetual motion machine
2 这个 zhège
  1. (pronoun) this
  2. (adjective) this
3 概念 gàiniàn
  1. concept
  2. idea

classifier: 個
=4 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)
=4 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=5 个 gě used in 自个儿 zìgěr
=5 个 gè
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
=5 个 gè variant of 个 gè
6 荒唐 huāngtáng
  1. beyond belief
  2. preposterous
  3. absurd
  4. intemperate
  5. dissipated
=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 假说 jiǎshuō hypothesis