他們為他們的女兒取名海倫。

They named their daughter Helen.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他們 tāmen they; them
=2 為 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=2 為 wèi
  1. because of
  2. for
  3. to
3 他們 tāmen they; them
=4 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
=4 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=4 的 dí really and truly
=4 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=5 女兒 nǚér daughter
=5 女兒 nǚ'ér
  1. (Wenzhounese) girl
  2. daughter
  3. girl
  4. woman
  5. young woman; unmarried young woman
6 取名 qǔmíng
  1. to name
  2. to be named
  3. to christen
  4. to seek fame
7 海倫 Hǎilún
  1. (name) Helen or Hélène
  2. see 海倫市 Hǎilún Shì