他雖然是在英國出生的,但英語卻說得很差。

Although he was born in England, he speaks English very badly.

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 雖然 suīrán although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 shì or 但是 dànshì etc)
=3 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)
=3 shì variant of shì
4 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)
5 英國 Yīngguó United Kingdom (UK); Britain
6 出生 chūshēng to be born
=7 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
=7 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=7 really and truly
=7 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
8 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
9 英語 Yīng English (language)
10 卻說 quèshuō
  1. (archaic) Let us now speak for a moment about; Let us now turn to
  2. Let us now speak for a moment about; Let us now turn to
11 得很 dehěn (after an adjective) very
=12 chā
  1. difference; discrepancy
  2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
  3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
=12 chà
  1. different
  2. wrong; mistaken
  3. to fall short; to lack
  4. not up to standard; inferior
  5. Taiwan pr. chā
=12 chāi
  1. to send (on an errand)
  2. (archaic) person sent on such an errand
  3. job; official post
=12 used in 参差 cēn
=12 cuō
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of (cuō, “to rub with one's hands; to scrub; to twist”).
  2. Original form of (cuō, “to rub with one's hands; to scrub; to twist”).
=12 chài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of (chài, “to recover from an illness”).
  2. Original form of (chài, “to recover from an illness”).