我们觉得他的威胁只是一个玩笑。

We thought his threat was only a joke.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我们 wǒmen we; us; ourselves; our
2 觉得 juéde
  1. to think that ...; to feel that ...
  2. to feel (uncomfortable etc)
3 他 tā
  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 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=4 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
=4 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=4 的 dí really and truly
=4 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
5 威胁 wēixié to threaten; to menace
6 只是 zhǐshì
  1. merely; only; just; nothing but
  2. simply
  3. but; however
=7 一个 yīge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=7 一个 yīgè
  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
  2. same
8 玩笑 wánxiào
  1. to joke
  2. joke
  3. jest