我以爲湯姆會長得更像他哥呢。

I thought Tom would look more like his brother.

I thought that Tom would look more like his brother.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=2 old variant of
=2 old variant of
=2 abbr. for Israel 以色列 liè
=2
  1. to use
  2. by means of
  3. according to
  4. in order to
  5. because of
  6. at (a certain date or place)
=3 wéi variant of wéi
=3 wèi variant of wèi
4 湯姆 Tāng Tom (name)
5 會長 huìzhǎng president of a club, committee etc
=6
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=6 used in 得瑟 se
=6 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=6 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
=7 gēng
  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=7 gèng
  1. more
  2. even more
  3. further
  4. still
  5. still more
8 xiàng
  1. to resemble
  2. to be like
  3. to look as if
  4. such as
  5. appearance
  6. image
  7. portrait
  8. image under a mapping (math.)
9
  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 and 他人 rén)
10 elder brother
=11 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
=11 dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)