当我拉开了窗帘时,在下雪呢。

When I opened the curtains, it was snowing.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 dāng
  1. (onom.) dong
  2. ding dong (bell)
=1 dāng
  1. to be
  2. to act as
  3. manage
  4. withstand
  5. when
  6. during
  7. ought
  8. should
  9. match equally
  10. equal
  11. same
  12. obstruct
  13. just at (a time or place)
  14. on the spot
  15. right
  16. just at
=1 dàng
  1. at or in the very same...
  2. suitable
  3. adequate
  4. fitting
  5. proper
  6. to replace
  7. to regard as
  8. to think
  9. to pawn
  10. (coll.) to fail (a student)
2
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=3 拉开 kāi
  1. to pull open
  2. to pull apart
  3. to space out
  4. to increase
=3 拉开 lākai to pull away; to pull apart
=4 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=4 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=4 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=4 liào unofficial variant of liào
5 窗帘 chuānglián window curtains
=6 shí old variant of shí
=6 Shí surname Shi
=6 shí
  1. o'clock
  2. time
  3. when
  4. hour
  5. season
  6. period
7 在下 zàixià
  1. under
  2. myself (humble)
=8 Xuě surname Xue
=8 xuě
  1. snow
  2. (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)

classifier:

=9 ne
  1. particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
  2. particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
  3. particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
  4. (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
  5. particle indicating strong affirmation
=9 dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)