山米戴維斯是一個優秀的歌手。

Sammy Davis was an excellent singer.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 山 Shān surname Shan
=1 山 shān (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

classifier: 座
=2 米 Mǐ surname Mi
=2 米 mǐ
  1. uncooked rice
  2. meter (unit of length)
  3. (slang) Chinese yuan
3 戴維斯 Dàiwéisī Davis or Davies (name)
=4 是 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 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=5 一個 yīge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=5 一個 yīgè
  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
  2. same
6 優秀 yōuxiù outstanding; excellent
=7 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
=7 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=7 的 dí really and truly
=7 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
8 歌手 gēshǒu singer