我匆匆忙忙,为的是能赶上第一班火车。

I hurried in order to catch the first train.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 匆匆忙忙 cōngcōngmángmáng hasty; hurried; in a hurry
3 为的是 wèideshì
  1. for the sake of
  2. for the purpose of
=4 Néng surname Neng
=4 néng
  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
=4 nài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
=4 tái
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
  2. alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
=4 tài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
  2. alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
=4 nái
  1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
  2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
=4 tāi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
  2. only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
=4 xióng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
  2. alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
5 赶上 gǎnshàng
  1. to keep up with
  2. to catch up with
  3. to overtake
  4. to chance upon
  5. in time for
=6 第一
  1. first
  2. most important; primary; foremost
=6 第一 dì-
  1. (literally, figuratively) first; 1st
  2. being the most important consideration; being essential, or a priority; coming first
  3. first; 1st
  4. firstly
  5. number one; #1; first (in a test, competition, etc.)
=7 Bān surname Ban
=7 bān
  1. team; class; grade
  2. (military) squad
  3. work shift
  4. classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles

classifier:

8 火车 huǒchē train

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