有人认为他们是历史上最伟大的乐队。

They are considered the greatest rock band in history.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 有人 yǒurén
  1. someone
  2. people
  3. anyone
  4. there is someone there
  5. occupied (as in restroom)
2 认为 rènwéi to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
3 他们 tāmen they; them
=4 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)
=4 是 shì variant of 是 shì
5 历史上 lìshǐshàng
  1. historical
  2. in history
=6 最 zuì variant of 最 zuì
=6 最 zuì old variant of 最 zuì
=6 最 zuì
  1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
  2. (after 之 zhī) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 shìjièzhīzuì "the greatest in the world")
7 伟大 wěidà huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
=8 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 跑堂兒的 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
=8 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=8 的 dí really and truly
=8 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
9 乐队 yuèduì
  1. band
  2. pop group

classifier: 支