我提出这一点之前,我的鞋和我去睡觉。

I make it a point to shine my shoes before I go to bed.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 提出 chū
  1. to raise (an issue)
  2. to propose
  3. to put forward
  4. to suggest
  5. to post (on a website)
  6. to withdraw (cash)
=3 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=3 zhèi (coll.) this
4 一点 diǎn
  1. a bit; a little bit
  2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit
  3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er
  4. a point (in a discussion etc)
  5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、)
  6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾 diǎnzhōng)
5 之前 zhīqián
  1. before
  2. prior to
  3. ago
  4. previously
  5. beforehand
6
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=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 跑堂兒的 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 xié shoe

classifiers: ,

=8 xié variant of xié
=9 old variant of
=9 surname He
=9
  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
=9
  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
=9 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=9 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=9 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=9 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=9 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
10 我去 (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!
=11 睡觉 shuìjiào
  1. to go to bed
  2. to sleep
=11 睡觉 shuìjué
  1. (archaic, intransitive) to wake up
  2. to wake up