他在這個鎮上經營一家超級市場。

He runs a supermarket in the town.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
2 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
3 這個 zhège
  1. (pronoun) this
  2. (adjective) this
4 鎮 zhèn
  1. to press down
  2. to calm
  3. to subdue
  4. to suppress
  5. to guard
  6. garrison
  7. small town
  8. to cool or chill (food or drinks)
=5 上 shǎng used in 上声 shǎngshēng
=5 上 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
6 經營 jīngyíng to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
7 一家 yījiā
  1. the whole family
  2. the same family
  3. the family ... (when preceded by a family name)
  4. group
8 超級市場 chāojíshìchǎng supermarket