我在人來人往的街道上走著,突然聽見一下尖銳的叫聲。

I was walking along the crowded street when all at once I heard a shrill cry.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 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)
3 人來人往 rénláirénwǎng (idiom) people coming and going; bustling with activity
=4 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
=4 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=4 really and truly
=4 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
5 街道 jiēdào
  1. street
  2. subdistrict
  3. residential district

classifier:

=6 shǎng used in 上聲 shǎngshēng
=6 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
7 zǒu
  1. to walk
  2. to go
  3. to run
  4. to move (of vehicle)
  5. to visit
  6. to leave
  7. to go away
  8. to die (euph.)
  9. from
  10. through
  11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 chèzǒu)
  12. to change (shape, form, meaning)
=8 zhāo
  1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
  2. trick; tactic
  3. (dialect) okay; all right
  4. (dialect) to put in; to add
=8 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in
=8 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
=8 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
=8 zhù
  1. to make known
  2. to show
  3. to prove
  4. to write
  5. book
  6. outstanding
9 突然 rán sudden; abrupt; unexpected
10 聽見 tīngjiàn to hear
11 一下 xià
  1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)
  2. all at once; suddenly
12 尖銳 jiānruì
  1. sharp
  2. intense
  3. penetrating
  4. pointed
  5. acute (illness)
=13 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
=13 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=13 really and truly
=13 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
14 叫聲 jiàoshēng
  1. yelling (sound made by person)
  2. barking
  3. braying
  4. roaring (sound made by animals)