我枪杀了那匹马，因为他已呼吸困难。

I shot the horse because it had trouble breathing.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 枪杀 qiāngshā to shoot dead
=3 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=3 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)
=3 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=3 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
=4 那 Nā surname Na
=4 那 Nuó surname Nuo
=4 那 nǎ variant of 哪 nǎ
=4 那 nà
  1. (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi)
  2. (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
  3. then (in that case)
=4 那 nuó
  1. (archaic) many
  2. beautiful
  3. how
  4. old variant of 挪 nuó
5 匹马 pǐmǎ
  1. (archaic, figuratively) alone; by oneself
  2. alone; by oneself
6 因为 yīnwèi
  1. because
  2. owing to
  3. on account of
7 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
8 已 yǐ
  1. already
  2. to stop
  3. then
  4. afterwards
9 呼吸困难 hūxīkunnàn to have difficulty breathing; to be short of breath; to have dyspnea