我以前是護林人。

I used to be a forest ranger.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 以前 yǐqián
  1. before
  2. formerly
  3. previous
  4. ago
=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 護 hù to protect
=5 林 Lín
  1. surname Lin
  2. Japanese surname Hayashi
=5 林 lín
  1. (bound form) woods; forest
  2. (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
  3. (bound form) a collection (of similar things)
6 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位