植物學界眾多爭論之一是關於山核桃的問題——在我看來,它是水果,而不是堅果。

One of many botanical debates regards the question of the pecan — To me, it's a fruit, and not a nut.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 植物學 zhíxué botany
2 jiè
  1. (bound form) boundary; border
  2. (bound form) realm
3 眾多 zhòngduō numerous
4 爭論 zhēnglùn
  1. to argue
  2. to debate
  3. to contend
  4. argument
  5. contention
  6. controversy
  7. debate

classifiers: ,

5 之一 zhī
  1. one of (sth)
  2. one out of a multitude
  3. one (third, quarter, percent etc)
=6 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)
=6 shì variant of shì
7 關於 guān
  1. pertaining to
  2. concerning
  3. with regard to
  4. about
  5. a matter of
8 山核桃 shāntao hickory
=9 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 de "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. or di in poetry and songs
=9 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=9 really and truly
=9 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
10 問題 wèn
  1. question
  2. problem
  3. issue
  4. topic

classifier:

11 在我看來 zàikànlái in my opinion
=12 it
=12 it (pronoun for an animal)
=12 tuō
  1. alternative form of / (tuó)
  2. used in 它它藉藉它它借借
=12 only used in 它它
=13 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)
=13 shì variant of shì
14 水果 shuǐguǒ fruit

classifier:

15 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)
=16 不是 shì
  1. no
  2. is not
  3. not
=16 不是 shi fault; blame
17 堅果 jiānguǒ nut