在我去荷兰之前，我从没见过风车。

I had never seen a windmill until I visited the Netherlands.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
2 我去 wǒqù (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!
3 荷兰 Hélán Holland; the Netherlands
4 之前 zhīqián
  1. before
  2. prior to
  3. ago
  4. previously
  5. beforehand
5 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
6 从没 cóngméi
  1. never (in the past)
  2. never did
=7 见 jiàn
  1. to see
  2. to meet
  3. to appear (to be sth)
  4. to interview
  5. opinion
  6. view
=7 见 xiàn
  1. to appear
  2. also written 現 xiàn
=8 过 Guō surname Guo
=8 过 guò
  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-
=8 过 guo (experienced action marker)
9 风车 fēngchē
  1. pinwheel
  2. windmill