在他們身上發生了什麽仍然是個謎。

What happened to them is still a mystery.

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 他們 tāmen they; them
=3 身上 shēnshang
  1. on the body
  2. at hand
  3. among
=3 身上 shēnshàng
  1. (literally) one's body; one's health
  2. (something happening) to someone
  3. at hand; with or on oneself; on one's person
  4. one's body; one's health
  5. to someone
4 發生 fāshēng to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
=5 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=5 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)
=5 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=5 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
=6 什 shén what
=6 什 shí
  1. ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc)
  2. assorted
  3. miscellaneous
=7 麽 mó
  1. tiny
  2. insignificant
=7 麽 me variant of 么 me
8 仍然 réngrán still; as before; yet
=9 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)
=9 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=10 個 gě used in 自个儿 zìgěr
=10 個 gè
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
=11 謎 mèi see 谜儿 mèir, riddle
=11 謎 mí riddle