我需要一些用來寫字的東西。

I need something to write with.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 需要 xūyào
  1. to need; to want; to demand; to require
  2. needs
3 一些 yīxiē some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
4 用來 yònglái to be used for
5 寫字 xiězì
  1. to write (by hand)
  2. to practice calligraphy
=6 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=7 東西 dōngxī east and west
=7 東西 dōngxi
  1. thing
  2. stuff
  3. person

classifiers: 個, 件