这些高官和富商的大四合院常常有精美雕刻并粉刷的横梁和柱子,并伴有精心修剪的花园。

The large siheyuans of these high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants often featured beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars and carefully landscaped gardens.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 这些 zhèxiē these
2 高官 gāoguān high official
=3 old variant of
=3 surname He
=3
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=3
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=3 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=3 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=3 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=3 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=3 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
4 富商 shāng rich merchant
=5 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
=5 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=5 really and truly
=5 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 大四 fourth year of university
7 合院 yuàn courtyard house
8 常常 chángcháng frequently; often
=9 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒu intentional)
=9 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
10 精美 jīngměi exquisite; elegant; fine
11 雕刻 diāo
  1. to carve
  2. to engrave
  3. carving
=12 bìng
  1. and
  2. furthermore
  3. also
  4. together with
  5. (not) at all
  6. simultaneously
  7. to combine
  8. to join
  9. to merge
=12 bìng
  1. to combine
  2. to amalgamate
=12 Bīng short name for Taiyuan 太原 Tàiyuán
=12 bìng variant of bìng
13 粉刷 fěnshuā
  1. to paint
  2. to whitewash
  3. emulsion
  4. plaster
=14 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
=14 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=14 really and truly
=14 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=15 横梁 héngliáng beam
=15 横梁 héngliáng
  1. (architecture) beam; crossbeam
  2. (mechanics) crossmember
  3. (sports) crossbar (top of a goal structure)
  4. beam; crossbeam
  5. crossbar (top of a goal structure)
  6. crossmember
=16 old variant of
=16 surname He
=16
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=16
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=16 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=16 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=16 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=16 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=16 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
17 柱子 zhùzi pillar

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=18 bìng
  1. and
  2. furthermore
  3. also
  4. together with
  5. (not) at all
  6. simultaneously
  7. to combine
  8. to join
  9. to merge
=18 bìng
  1. to combine
  2. to amalgamate
=18 Bīng short name for Taiyuan 太原 Tàiyuán
=18 bìng variant of bìng
19 伴有 bànyǒu to be accompanied by
20 精心 jīngxīn
  1. with utmost care
  2. fine
  3. meticulous
  4. detailed
21 修剪 xiūjiǎn
  1. to prune
  2. to trim
=22 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
=22 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=22 really and truly
=22 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
23 花园 huāyuán garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants

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