我知道湯姆唱歌很好聽，但我認為瑪麗唱得更好。

I know Tom is a good singer, but I think Mary is better.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 知道 zhīdào
  1. to know; to become aware of
  2. also pr. zhīdao
3 湯姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
4 唱歌 chànggē to sing a song
5 很 hěn
  1. very; quite
  2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
6 好聽 hǎotīng pleasant to hear
7 但 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
8 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
9 認為 rènwéi to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
10 瑪麗 Mǎlì
  1. Mary or Marie (name)
  2. Mali
11 唱 chàng
  1. to sing
  2. to call loudly
  3. to chant
=12 得 dé
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=12 得 dè used in 得瑟 dèse
=12 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=12 得 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
13 更好 gènghǎo to be better (as in, more desirable or satisfactory)