他们往前走而我一直都在往后退。

They are going forwards and I am always going backwards.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他们 tāmen they; them
2 往前 wǎngqián
  1. (in) the past
  2. ahead; forward; in the future
3 走 zǒu
  1. to walk
  2. to go
  3. to run
  4. to move (of vehicle)
  5. to visit
  6. to leave
  7. to go away
  8. to die (euph.)
  9. from
  10. through
  11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 chèzǒu)
  12. to change (shape, form, meaning)
4 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
5 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
6 一直 yīzhí
  1. straight (in a straight line)
  2. continuously; always; all the way through
=7 都 Dū surname Du
=7 都 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=7 都 dū
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
8 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)
9 往后 wǎnghòu
  1. from now on
  2. in the future
  3. time to come
10 退 tuì
  1. to retreat; to withdraw
  2. to reject; to return (sth)
  3. to decline