湯姆試圖敲碎一顆核桃而不損壞果仁。

Tom tried to crack a walnut without damaging its kernel.

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Sentence Composition

1 湯姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
2 試圖 shìtú
  1. to attempt
  2. to try
3 敲 qiāo
  1. to hit
  2. to strike
  3. to tap
  4. to rap
  5. to knock
  6. to rip sb off
  7. to overcharge
4 碎 suì
  1. (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble
  2. broken; fragmentary; scattered
  3. garrulous
5 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
6 顆 kē classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
7 核桃 hétao walnut

classifiers: 個, 顆
8 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
9 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
10 損壞 sǔnhuài
  1. to damage
  2. to injure
11 果仁 guǒrén fruit kernel