我们的建国理念是“人人生而平等”。几个世纪以来,我们一直在全国乃至世界范围内为实践上述理念的真谛而浴血奋斗。

We were founded upon the ideal that all are created equal, and we have shed blood and struggled for centuries to give meaning to those words – within our borders, and around the world.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
=2 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 de "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. or di in poetry and songs
=2 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=2 really and truly
=2 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 建国 jiànguó
  1. to found a country
  2. nation-building
  3. the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949
4 理念 niàn
  1. idea
  2. concept
  3. philosophy
  4. theory
=5 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)
=5 shì variant of shì
6 人人 rénrén
  1. everyone
  2. every person
7 shēng
  1. to be born
  2. to give birth
  3. life
  4. to grow
  5. raw
  6. uncooked
  7. student
8 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
9 平等 píngděng
  1. equal
  2. equality
=10 几个 ge
  1. a few
  2. several
  3. how many
=10 几个
  1. a few; several; some; a handful
  2. how many
11 世纪 shì century

classifier:

12 以来 lái since (a previous event)
13 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
14 一直 zhí
  1. straight (in a straight line)
  2. continuously; always; all the way through
15 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)
16 全国 quánguó
  1. whole nation
  2. nationwide
  3. countrywide
  4. national
17 乃至 nǎizhì
  1. and even
  2. to go so far as to
18 世界 shìjiè world

classifier:

19 范围 fànwéi
  1. range
  2. scope
  3. limit
  4. extent

classifier:

20 nèi
  1. inside
  2. inner
  3. internal
  4. within
  5. interior
=21 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=21 wèi
  1. because of
  2. for
  3. to
=21 wéi variant of wéi
=21 wèi variant of wèi
22 实践 shíjiàn
  1. practice
  2. to put into practice
  3. to live up to (a promise)
  4. to carry out (a project)
23 上述 shàngshù
  1. aforementioned
  2. above-mentioned
24 理念 niàn
  1. idea
  2. concept
  3. philosophy
  4. theory
=25 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 de "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. or di in poetry and songs
=25 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=25 really and truly
=25 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
26 真谛 zhēn
  1. the real meaning
  2. the true essence
27 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
28 浴血 xuè blood-soaked
29 奋斗 fèndòu to strive; to struggle