他們來到約翰面前，並告訴了他。

They came to John and told him.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他們 tāmen they; them
2 來到 láidào to arrive; to come
3 約翰 Yuēhàn
  1. John (name)
  2. Johan (name)
  3. Johann (name)
4 面前 miànqián
  1. in front of
  2. facing
  3. (in the) presence (of)
=5 並 bìng
  1. and
  2. furthermore
  3. also
  4. together with
  5. (not) at all
  6. simultaneously
  7. to combine
  8. to join
  9. to merge
=5 並 bàng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 傍 (“to be near; approaching”)
  2. alternative form of 傍 (“to be near; approaching”)
=6 告訴 gàosù to press charges; to file a complaint
=6 告訴 gàosu to tell; to inform; to let know
=7 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=7 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)
=7 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=7 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
8 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)