汤姆是个护士。

Tom was a nurse.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 汤姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
=2 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)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì
3 个护 gèhù short for 個人護理／个人护理 (gèrén hùlǐ, “personal care”)
=4 士 Shì surname Shi
=4 士 shì
  1. member of the senior ministerial class (old)
  2. scholar (old)
  3. bachelor
  4. honorific
  5. soldier
  6. noncommissioned officer
  7. specialist worker