他打電話來說不能參加會議。

He called in to say he could not attend the meeting.

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 打電話 dǎdiànhuà to make a telephone call
3 來說 láishuō concerning; about
4 不能 bùnéng
  1. cannot
  2. must not
  3. should not
5 參加 cānjiā
  1. to participate
  2. to take part
  3. to join
6 會議 huìyì
  1. meeting
  2. conference

classifiers: 場, 屆