当他问道是谁打碎了玻璃时,所有的男孩子们都装作一副无辜的样子。

When he asked who had broken the window, all the boys put on an air of innocence.

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Sentence Composition

=1 dāng
  1. (onom.) dong
  2. ding dong (bell)
=1 dāng
  1. to be
  2. to act as
  3. manage
  4. withstand
  5. when
  6. during
  7. ought
  8. should
  9. match equally
  10. equal
  11. same
  12. obstruct
  13. just at (a time or place)
  14. on the spot
  15. right
  16. just at
=1 dàng
  1. at or in the very same...
  2. suitable
  3. adequate
  4. fitting
  5. proper
  6. to replace
  7. to regard as
  8. to think
  9. to pawn
  10. (coll.) to fail (a student)
2
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人 rén)
3 问道 wèndào
  1. to ask the way
  2. to ask
=4 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 shì variant of shì
5 shéi
  1. who
  2. also pr. shuí
6 打碎 suì to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces
=7 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=7 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=7 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=7 liào unofficial variant of liào
8 玻璃 li
  1. glass
  2. (slang) male homosexual

classifiers: ,

=9 shí old variant of shí
=9 Shí surname Shi
=9 shí
  1. o'clock
  2. time
  3. when
  4. hour
  5. season
  6. period
10 所有 suǒyǒu
  1. all
  2. to have; to possess; to own
=11 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 de "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. or di in poetry and songs
=11 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=11 really and truly
=11 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
12 男孩子 nánháizi boy
13 men plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
=14 surname Du
=14 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=14
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
15 装作 zhuāngzuò
  1. to pretend
  2. to feign
  3. to act a part
16
  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
17
  1. secondary
  2. auxiliary
  3. deputy
  4. assistant
  5. vice-
  6. abbr. for 副词 adverb
  7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
18 无辜
  1. innocent
  2. innocence
  3. not guilty (law)
=19 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 de "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. or di in poetry and songs
=19 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=19 really and truly
=19 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
20 样子 yàngzi
  1. appearance
  2. manner
  3. pattern
  4. model