阿尔及利亚对糖的需求正在增加。

Algeria's appetite for sugar is increasing.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 阿尔及利亚 Āěrjílìyà Algeria
=1 阿尔及利亚 Ā'ěrjílìyà Algeria (a country in North Africa)
2 对 duì
  1. right; correct
  2. towards; at; for
  3. concerning; regarding
  4. to treat (sb a certain way)
  5. to face
  6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching
  7. to match together; to adjust
  8. to fit; to suit
  9. to answer; to reply
  10. to add; to pour in (a fluid)
  11. to check; to compare
  12. classifier: couple; pair
=3 糖 táng
  1. sugar
  2. sweets
  3. candy

classifiers: 顆, 塊
=3 糖 táng old variant of 糖 táng
=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 需求 xūqiú
  1. requirement
  2. to require
  3. (economics) demand
6 正在 zhèngzài to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
7 增加 zēngjiā to raise; to increase