我先来北京时，就去哪里都爱逛街，可是北京跟我想象的不一样。

When I first came to Beijing, I loved to stroll everywhere, but Beijing was not like what I had imagined.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=2 先 xiān
  1. beforehand; first; earlier
  2. at first; originally
  3. for the time being; for now
  4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
=2 先 xiǎn only used in 先馬／先马
3 来 lái
  1. to come
  2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
  3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 huílai)
  4. ever since (as in 自古以來 zìgǔyǐlái)
  5. for the past (amount of time)
  6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 láishì)
  7. (between two verbs) in order to
  8. (after a round number) approximately
  9. (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 chībulái)
4 北京 Běijīng Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京 Jīng)
=5 时 shí old variant of 時 shí
=5 时 Shí surname Shi
=5 时 shí
  1. o'clock
  2. time
  3. when
  4. hour
  5. season
  6. period
6 就 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by 著 zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...
7 去 qù
  1. to go
  2. to go to (a place)
  3. (of a time etc) last
  4. just passed
  5. to send
  6. to remove
  7. to get rid of
  8. to reduce
  9. to be apart from in space or time
  10. to die (euphemism)
  11. to play (a part)
  12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
  13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
  14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
=8 哪里 nǎlǐ
  1. where?
  2. somewhere
  3. anywhere
  4. wherever
  5. nowhere (negative answer to question)
  6. humble expression denying compliment
  7. also written 哪裡
=8 哪里 nǎlǐ
  1. where?
  2. somewhere
  3. anywhere
  4. wherever
  5. nowhere (negative answer to question)
  6. humble expression denying compliment
=9 都 Dū surname Du
=9 都 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=9 都 dū
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
10 爱 ài
  1. to love; to be fond of; to like
  2. affection
  3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
11 逛街 guàngjiē
  1. to take a walk
  2. to window-shop
  3. to stroll down the street
12 可是 kěshì
  1. but; however
  2. (used for emphasis) indeed
13 北京 Běijīng Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京 Jīng)
14 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)
15 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
16 想象 xiǎngxiàng
  1. to imagine; to envision
  2. imagination
=17 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 跑堂兒的 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
=17 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=17 的 dí really and truly
=17 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
18 不一样 bùyīyàng
  1. different
  2. distinctive
  3. unlike