為了找到一個名字,我花了八天時間。

It took me eight days to find a name.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 為了 wèile for; for the purpose of; in order to
2 找到 zhǎodào to find
=3 一個 ge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=3 一個
  1. Combination of the numeral (“one”) and the generic classifier : a; an; one
  2. same
4 名字 míngzi name (of a person or thing)

classifier:

5
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=6 Huā surname Hua
=6 huā
  1. flower
  2. blossom
  3. fancy pattern
  4. florid
  5. to spend (money, time)
  6. (coll.) lecherous
  7. lustful

classifiers: , , , , ,

=6 huā old variant of huā
=6 huā
  1. variant of huā
  2. flower
  3. blossom
  4. also pr. wěi
=7 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=7 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=7 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=7 liào unofficial variant of liào
8 eight
9 天時 tiānshí
  1. the time
  2. the right time
  3. weather conditions
  4. destiny
  5. course of time
  6. heaven's natural order
=10 jiān
  1. between
  2. among
  3. within a definite time or space
  4. room
  5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars
  6. classifier for rooms
=10 jiàn
  1. gap
  2. to separate
  3. to thin out (seedlings)
  4. to sow discontent
=10 jiǎn
  1. (obsolete) Used in place names.
  2. (obsolete) Variant pronunciation of the classifier sense.
  3. Used in place names.
  4. Variant pronunciation of the classifier sense.