他給他兒子講了一個有趣的故事。

He told his son an interesting story.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人 rén)
=2 gěi
  1. to
  2. for
  3. for the benefit of
  4. to give
  5. to allow
  6. to do sth (for sb)
  7. (grammatical equivalent of )
  8. (grammatical equivalent of )
  9. (sentence intensifier)
=2
  1. to supply
  2. to provide
3
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人 rén)
=4 兒子 érzi son
=4 兒子 ér
  1. Term of self-address, used by a man when speaking to elders.
  2. baby; infant; newborn
  3. child
5 jiǎng
  1. to speak
  2. to explain
  3. to negotiate
  4. to emphasize
  5. to be particular about
  6. as far as sth is concerned
  7. speech
  8. lecture
=6 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=6 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=6 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=6 liào unofficial variant of liào
=7 一個 ge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=7 一個
  1. Combination of the numeral (“one”) and the generic classifier : a; an; one
  2. same
8 有趣 yǒu
  1. interesting
  2. fascinating
  3. amusing
=9 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
=9 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=9 really and truly
=9 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=10 故事 shì old practice
=10 故事 shi narrative; story; tale