最早的琵琶大约在秦朝时期发明的。

The first lute was invented during the Qin dynasty.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 最早 zuìzǎo earliest
=2 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
=2 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=2 的 dí really and truly
=2 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=3 琵琶 pípa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard
=3 琵琶 pípá pipa (plucked Chinese string instrument) (Classifier: 支 mn-t)
4 大约 dàyuē
  1. approximately
  2. probably
5 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
6 秦朝 Qíncháo Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)
7 时期 shíqī
  1. period
  2. phase

classifier: 個
8 发明 fāmíng
  1. to invent
  2. an invention

classifier: 個
=9 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
=9 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=9 的 dí really and truly
=9 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target