都市裡的父親每天花八個小時在辦公室裡,而且每天早上和晚上另外再花兩個小時在往返於工作並擠滿了人的火車上。

Fathers in cities spend eight hours in the office and another two hours traveling to and from their work on trains full of people every morning and evening.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 都市 shì city; metropolis
2
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written
=3 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
=3 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=3 really and truly
=3 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
4 父親 qīn
  1. father
  2. also pr. qin

classifier:

5 每天 měitiān every day
=6 Huā surname Hua
=6 huā
  1. flower
  2. blossom
  3. fancy pattern
  4. florid
  5. to spend (money, time)
  6. (coll.) lecherous
  7. lustful

classifiers: , , , , ,

=6 huā old variant of huā
=6 huā
  1. variant of huā
  2. flower
  3. blossom
  4. also pr. wěi
7 eight
=8 used in 自个儿 r
=8
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
9 小時 xiǎoshí hour

classifier:

10 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)
11 辦公室 bàngōngshì office; business premises
12
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written
13 而且 érqiě
  1. (not only ...) but also
  2. moreover
  3. in addition
  4. furthermore
14 每天 měitiān every day
15 早上 zǎoshang early morning

classifier:

=16 old variant of
=16 surname He
=16
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=16
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=16 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=16 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=16 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=16 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=16 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
17 晚上 wǎnshang
  1. evening
  2. night
  3. in the evening

classifier:

18 另外 lìngwài
  1. additional
  2. in addition
  3. besides
  4. separate
  5. other
  6. moreover
  7. furthermore
19 zài
  1. again; once more; re-
  2. further; beyond this point of time
  3. (before an adjective) more
  4. then (after sth, and not until then)
  5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) or dōu for emphasis)
  6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再则 zài, 再就是 zàijiùshì etc)
  7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
=20 Huā surname Hua
=20 huā
  1. flower
  2. blossom
  3. fancy pattern
  4. florid
  5. to spend (money, time)
  6. (coll.) lecherous
  7. lustful

classifiers: , , , , ,

=20 huā old variant of huā
=20 huā
  1. variant of huā
  2. flower
  3. blossom
  4. also pr. wěi
=21 liǎng
  1. two
  2. both
  3. some
  4. a few
  5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty jīn (old)
=21 liàng Original form of (liàng).
=22 used in 自个儿 r
=22
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
23 小時 xiǎoshí hour

classifier:

24 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)
25 往返 wǎngfǎn to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip
=26
  1. (of time or place) in; at; on
  2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
  3. (indicating a source) from; out of
  4. (used in comparison) than
  5. (used in the passive voice) by
=26
  1. surname Yu
  2. Taiwan pr.
=26
  1. (literary) Oh!
  2. Ah!
27 工作 gōngzuò
  1. to work
  2. (of a machine) to operate
  3. job
  4. work
  5. task

classifiers: , ,

=28 bìng
  1. and
  2. furthermore
  3. also
  4. together with
  5. (not) at all
  6. simultaneously
  7. to combine
  8. to join
  9. to merge
=28 bàng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to be near; approaching”)
  2. alternative form of (“to be near; approaching”)
29 擠滿 mǎn
  1. crowded to bursting point
  2. filled to overflowing
  3. jam-packed
=30 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=30 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)
=30 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=30 liào unofficial variant of liào
31 rén person; people

classifiers: ,

=32 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
=32 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=32 really and truly
=32 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
33 火車 huǒchē train

classifiers: , , ,

=34 shǎng used in 上声 shǎngshēng
=34 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above