汤姆是一个越军退役军人。

Tom is a Vietnam veteran.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 汤姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
=2 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)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=3 一个 yīge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=3 一个 yīgè
  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
  2. same
=4 越 Yuè
  1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
  2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南
=4 越 yuè
  1. to exceed
  2. to climb over
  3. to surpass
  4. the more... the more
=4 越 huó
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to bore a hole; to drill a hole
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, music) small hole at the bottom of a se, a traditional Chinese musical instrument
  3. small hole at the bottom of a se, a traditional Chinese musical instrument
  4. to bore a hole; to drill a hole
5 军 jūn
  1. (bound form) army
  2. military
6 退役军人 tuìyìjūnrén veteran; ex-serviceperson