他举办了一场舞会。

He held a ball.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  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)
2 举办 bàn to conduct; to hold (an event)
=3 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=3 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)
=3 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=3 liào unofficial variant of liào
4
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
=5 cháng
  1. threshing floor
  2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
=5 chǎng
  1. large place used for a specific purpose
  2. stage
  3. scene (of a play)
  4. classifier for sporting or recreational activities
  5. classifier for number of exams
=5 cháng variant of cháng
=5 chǎng variant of chǎng
=5 shāng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) loose soil; soil that has been tilled
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) mound created by creatures like ants or moles
  3. loose soil; soil that has been tilled
  4. mound created by creatures like ants or moles
6 舞会 huì
  1. dance
  2. ball
  3. party

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