他们奋斗的目标是消灭天花。

They are struggling with the goal of wiping out smallpox.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他们 tāmen they; them
2 奋斗 fèndòu to strive; to struggle
=3 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
=3 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=3 的 dí really and truly
=3 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
4 目标 mùbiāo
  1. target
  2. goal
  3. objective

classifier: 個
=5 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=5 是 shì variant of 是 shì
6 消灭 xiāomiè
  1. to put an end to
  2. to annihilate
  3. to cause to perish
  4. to perish
  5. annihilation (in quantum field theory)
7 天花 tiānhuā
  1. smallpox
  2. ceiling
  3. stamen of corn
  4. (old) snow
  5. (dialect) sesame oil