我觉得这盏灯短路了,因为只有我摇线的时候灯才会亮。

I think this lamp has a short because the light comes on only if I jiggle the cord.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 觉得 juéde
  1. to think that ...; to feel that ...
  2. to feel (uncomfortable etc)
=3 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=3 zhèi (coll.) this
4 zhǎn
  1. a small cup
  2. classifier for lamps
5 dēng
  1. lamp
  2. light
  3. lantern

classifier:

6 短路 duǎn short circuit
=7 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=7 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)
=7 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=7 liào unofficial variant of liào
8 因为 yīnwèi
  1. because
  2. owing to
  3. on account of
9 只有 zhǐyǒu
  1. only have ...; there is only ...
  2. (used in combination with cái) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 zhǐyǒutōngguòzhìliáocáinéngquán "the only way to cure it is with therapy")
  3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 zhǐyǒunánxìngcáiyǒuyào "only men would have such a requirement")
  4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 zhǐyǒu "the only thing you can do is give in")
10
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=11 Yáo surname Yao
=11 yáo
  1. to shake
  2. to rock
  3. to row
  4. to crank
=12 线 xiàn variant of 线 xiàn
=12 线 xiàn
  1. thread
  2. string
  3. wire
  4. line
  5. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

classifiers: , ,

=13 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
=13 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=13 really and truly
=13 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
14 时候 shíhou
  1. time
  2. length of time
  3. moment
  4. period
15 dēng
  1. lamp
  2. light
  3. lantern

classifier:

=16 cái
  1. ability; talent
  2. sb of a certain type
  3. a capable individual
  4. then and only then
  5. just now
  6. (before an expression of quantity) only
=16 cái
  1. (variant of cái) just now
  2. (variant of cái) (before an expression of quantity) only
=17 huì
  1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
  2. to be likely to; to be sure to
  3. to meet; to get together
  4. meeting; gathering
  5. (suffix) union; group; association
  6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)
=17 kuài (bound form) to reckon accounts
18 liàng
  1. bright; light
  2. to shine; to flash
  3. loud and clear
  4. to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)