我說是「為了地球的環境」,但其實是「為了住在地球上的人類」。

I'm saying "For the sake of Earth's environment," but actually it's "For the sake of the people living on Earth."

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我說 shuō
  1. I wondered that and now it makes sense that...
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see , /.
=2 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)
=2 shì variant of shì
3 為了 wèile for; for the purpose of; in order to
=4 地球 qiú the earth
=4 地球 qiú
  1. (astronomy) the Earth
  2. the Earth
=5 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 跑堂兒的 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
=5 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=5 really and truly
=5 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 環境 huánjìng
  1. environment
  2. circumstances
  3. surroundings
  4. ambient

classifier:

7 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
8 其實 shí actually; in fact; really
=9 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)
=9 shì variant of shì
10 為了 wèile for; for the purpose of; in order to
11 zhù
  1. to live
  2. to dwell
  3. to stay
  4. to reside
  5. to stop
  6. (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
12 在地 zài (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. tsāi-tē)
=13 qiú ball used for playing games (variant of qiú)
=13 qiú
  1. ball
  2. sphere
  3. globe
  4. ball game
  5. match

classifiers: ,

=14 shǎng used in 上聲 shǎngshēng
=14 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
=15 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 跑堂兒的 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
=15 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=15 really and truly
=15 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
16 人類 rénlèi
  1. humanity
  2. human race
  3. mankind