我跟湯姆問好的時候，他躲在他媽媽身後。

When I said 'Hello' to Tom, he hid behind his mother.

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Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 跟 gēn
  1. heel
  2. to follow closely
  3. to go with
  4. (of a woman) to marry sb
  5. with
  6. compared with
  7. to
  8. towards
  9. and (joining two nouns)
3 湯姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
4 問好 wènhǎo
  1. to say hello to
  2. to send one's regards to
=5 的 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 pígéde "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. dì or di in poetry and songs
=5 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=5 的 dí really and truly
=5 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 時候 shíhou
  1. time
  2. length of time
  3. moment
  4. period
7 他 tā
  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 tārì and 他人 tārén)
8 躲 duǒ
  1. to hide
  2. to dodge
  3. to avoid
9 在 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)
10 他媽 tāmā
  1. (vulgar) synonym of 他媽的 /他妈的 (tāmāde)
  2. synonym of 他媽的 /他妈的 (tāmāde)
11 媽 mā
  1. ma
  2. mom
  3. mother
12 身後 shēnhòu
  1. the time after one's death
  2. a place behind sb
  3. (fig.) one's social background