城市由一支大军守卫。

The town was defended by a large army.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 城市 chéngshì city; town

classifier: 座
2 由 yóu
  1. to follow
  2. from
  3. because of; due to
  4. by; via; through
  5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
3 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
=4 支 Zhī surname Zhi
=4 支 zhī
  1. to support
  2. to sustain
  3. to erect
  4. to raise
  5. branch
  6. division
  7. to draw money
  8. classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
5 大军 dàjūn
  1. army
  2. main forces
6 守卫 shǒuwèi
  1. to guard
  2. to defend