所有人都屏住呼吸关注着谁会赢得总统竞选。

Everyone held their breath to see who would win the presidential election.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 所有人 suǒyǒurén
  1. everyone
  2. owner
=2 都 Dū surname Du
=2 都 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=2 都 dū
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
=3 屏 bīng used in 屏营 bīngyíng
=3 屏 bǐng
  1. to get rid of
  2. to put aside
  3. to reject
  4. to keep control
  5. to hold (one's breath)
=3 屏 píng (standing) screen
=3 屏 bìng toilet
4 住 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)
5 呼吸 hūxī to breathe
6 关注 guānzhù
  1. to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media)
  2. concern; interest; attention
=7 着 zhāo
  1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
  2. trick; tactic
  3. (dialect) okay; all right
  4. (dialect) to put in; to add
=7 着 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in
=7 着 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
=7 着 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
8 谁 shéi
  1. who
  2. also pr. shuí
=9 会 huì
  1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
  2. to be likely to; to be sure to
  3. to meet; to get together
  4. meeting; gathering
  5. (suffix) union; group; association
  6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)
=9 会 kuài (bound form) to reckon accounts
10 赢得 yíngdé
  1. to win
  2. to gain
11 总统 zǒngtǒng president (of a country)

classifiers: 個, 位, 名, 屆
12 竞选 jìngxuǎn
  1. to take part in an election
  2. to run for office