这座山过去常常发出烟雾。

The mountain used to send out clouds of smoke.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 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)
=1 这 zhèi (coll.) this
2 座 zuò
  1. seat
  2. base; stand
  3. (bound form) constellation
  4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 shīzuò)
  5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
=3 山 Shān surname Shan
=3 山 shān (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

classifier: 座
=4 过去 guòqù
  1. (in the) past; former; previous
  2. to go over; to pass by
=4 过去 guòqu (verb suffix)
5 常常 chángcháng frequently; often
6 发出 fāchū
  1. to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
  2. to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
7 烟雾 yānwù
  1. smoke
  2. mist
  3. vapor
  4. smog
  5. fumes