他們在不合適的時間來了。

They came at an inconvenient time.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他們 tāmen they; them
2 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)
3 不合 bùhé
  1. to not conform to
  2. to be unsuited to
  3. to be out of keeping with
  4. should not
  5. ought out
=4 適 Shì surname Shi
=4 適 shì
  1. to fit
  2. suitable
  3. proper
  4. just (now)
  5. comfortable
  6. well
  7. to go
  8. to follow or pursue
=4 適 dí
  1. alternative form of 嫡 (dí, “legal wife; legal wife's son”)
  2. alternative form of 敵 /敌 (dí, “enemy; to rival”)
  3. to devote; to dedicate (to one thing)
=4 適 tì only used in 適適 (“frightened; at a loss”)
=4 適 zhé alternative form of 謫 /谪 (zhé, “to blame; to punish; to banish; fault”)
=5 的 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 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=5 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=5 的 dí really and truly
=5 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 時間 shíjiān
  1. (concept of) time
  2. (duration of) time
  3. (point in) time
7 來 lái
  1. to come
  2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
  3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 huílai)
  4. ever since (as in 自古以来 zìgǔyǐlái)
  5. for the past (amount of time)
  6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 láishì)
  7. (between two verbs) in order to
  8. (after a round number) approximately
  9. (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 chībulái)
=8 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=8 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)
=8 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=8 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào