他們為他們的孩子命名為托馬斯。

They named their child Thomas.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他們 tāmen they; them
=2 為 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=2 為 wèi
  1. because of
  2. for
  3. to
3 他們 tāmen they; them
=4 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 跑堂兒的 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
=4 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=4 的 dí really and truly
=4 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
5 孩子 háizi child
6 命名 mìngmíng
  1. to give a name to
  2. to dub
  3. to christen
  4. to designate
  5. named after
  6. naming
=7 為 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=7 為 wèi
  1. because of
  2. for
  3. to
8 托馬斯 Tuōmǎsī Thomas (male name)