而在晴天的時候鴿子們都飛回家了。

And on sunny days all the pigeons flew home.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 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)
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 晴天 qíngtiān
  1. clear sky
  2. sunny day
=4 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
=4 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=4 的 dí really and truly
=4 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
5 時候 shíhou
  1. time
  2. length of time
  3. moment
  4. period
6 鴿子 gēzi
  1. pigeon
  2. dove
  3. various birds of the family Columbidae
7 們 men plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
=8 都 Dū surname Du
=8 都 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=8 都 dū
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
9 飛 fēi to fly
10 回家 huíjiā to return home
=11 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=11 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)
=11 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=11 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào