這個島從遠方看起來像一片雲。

Viewed from a distance, the island looked like a cloud.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 這個 zhège
  1. (pronoun) this
  2. (adjective) this
2 島 dǎo island

classifiers: 個, 座
=3 從 Cóng surname Cong
=3 從 cóng
  1. from; through; via
  2. (bound form) to follow
  3. (bound form) to obey
  4. (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
  5. (used before a negative) ever
  6. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer; attendant
  7. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
  8. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
4 遠方 yuǎnfāng
  1. far away
  2. a distant location
=5 看起來 kànqǐlai seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
=5 看起來 kànqilai
  1. to look and perceive
  2. to seem; to look as if
6 像 xiàng
  1. to resemble
  2. to be like
  3. to look as if
  4. such as
  5. appearance
  6. image
  7. portrait
  8. image under a mapping (math.)
7 一片 yīpiàn
  1. (one) piece, slice; one film
  2. piece, slice; one film
=8 雲 Yún
  1. surname Yun
  2. abbr. for Yunnan Province 云南省 Yúnnán Shěng
=8 雲 yún cloud

classifier: 朵