瑪莉拉陰沉著臉。

Marilla's face was rather grim.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 瑪莉 Mǎlì a transliteration of the English female given name Mary
=2 拉 lā
  1. to pull
  2. to play (a bowed instrument)
  3. to drag
  4. to draw
  5. to chat
  6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels
=2 拉 lá to make a cut in (sth); to slit; to gash; to slash
=2 拉 là
  1. used in 拉拉蛄 làlàgǔ
  2. variant of 落 là
3 陰沉 yīnchén gloomy
=4 著 zhāo
  1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
  2. trick; tactic
  3. (dialect) okay; all right
  4. (dialect) to put in; to add
=4 著 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in
=4 著 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
=4 著 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
=4 著 zhù
  1. to make known
  2. to show
  3. to prove
  4. to write
  5. book
  6. outstanding
5 臉 liǎn face

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