听这场演讲真是浪费时间。

That lecture was a waste of time.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 听 yǐn smile (archaic)
=1 听 tīng
  1. to listen to; to hear
  2. to heed; to obey
  3. a can (loanword from English "tin")
  4. classifier for canned beverages
  5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. tìng)
  6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. tìng)
=2 这 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=2 这 zhèi (coll.) this
=3 场 cháng
  1. threshing floor
  2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
=3 场 chǎng
  1. large place used for a specific purpose
  2. stage
  3. scene (of a play)
  4. classifier for sporting or recreational activities
  5. classifier for number of exams
=3 场 cháng variant of 场 cháng
=3 场 chǎng variant of 场 chǎng
=3 场 shāng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) loose soil; soil that has been tilled
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) mound created by creatures like ants or moles
  3. loose soil; soil that has been tilled
  4. mound created by creatures like ants or moles
4 演讲 yǎnjiǎng to give a lecture; to make a speech
=5 真是 zhēnshi
  1. indeed; truly
  2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
=5 真是 zhēnshì
  1. (colloquial) Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance; honestly!
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 真 (zhēn), 是 (shì): (it) really is; (it) truly is
  3. Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance; honestly!
6 浪费 làngfèi
  1. to waste
  2. to squander
7 时间 shíjiān
  1. (concept of) time
  2. (duration of) time
  3. (point in) time