他背週期表只是為了好玩。

He learnt the periodic table by heart just for fun.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 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)
=2 背 bēi variant of 背 bēi
=2 背 bēi
  1. to be burdened
  2. to carry on the back or shoulder
=2 背 bèi
  1. the back of a body or object
  2. to turn one's back
  3. to hide something from
  4. to learn by heart
  5. to recite from memory
  6. (slang) unlucky
  7. hard of hearing
3 週期表 zhōuqībiǎo
  1. periodic table (chemistry)
  2. abbr. of 元素周期表 yuánsùzhōuqībiǎo, periodic table of the elements
4 只是 zhǐshì
  1. merely; only; just; nothing but
  2. simply
  3. but; however
5 為了 wèile for; for the purpose of; in order to
=6 好玩 hǎowán
  1. amusing
  2. fun
  3. interesting
=6 好玩 hàowán
  1. to be playful
  2. to be fond of one's fun