美國民主的中心思想是自由。

Freedom is the center of American democracy.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 美國 Měiguó United States; USA; US
2 民主 mínzhǔ
  1. democracy
  2. democratic
=3 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
=3 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=3 的 dí really and truly
=3 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
4 中心思想 zhōngxīnsīxiǎng central idea (of a written text); central theme
=5 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=5 是 shì variant of 是 shì
6 自由 zìyóu
  1. freedom; liberty
  2. free; unrestricted