律師警告過他的當事人反對作證, 但是他還是這麼做了。

The lawyer warned his client against testifying, but he did it anyway.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 律師 shī lawyer
2 警告 jǐnggào
  1. to warn
  2. to admonish
=3 Guō surname Guo
=3 guò
  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-
=3 guo (experienced action marker)
4
  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 and 他人 rén)
5 的當 dàng appropriate; suitable; fitting; proper
=6 shì
  1. matter
  2. thing
  3. item
  4. work
  5. affair

classifiers: , ,

=6
  1. alternative form of (zì, “to establish”)
  2. alternative form of (zì, “to stab”)
7 rén person; people

classifiers: ,

8 反對 fǎnduì to oppose; to be against; to object to
9 作證 zuòzhèng
  1. to bear witness; to testify
  2. to serve as evidence
10 但是 dànshì but; however
11
  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 and 他人 rén)
=12 還是 háishi
  1. still (as before)
  2. had better
  3. unexpectedly
  4. or
=12 還是 háishì
  1. had better; it would be best (to do something); one would be well-advised to
  2. nevertheless; yet
  3. or
  4. still
13 這麼 zhème
  1. so much
  2. this much
  3. how much?
  4. this way
  5. like this
14 zuò
  1. to make; to produce
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
  4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
  5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
  6. to assume (an air or manner)
=15 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=15 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=15 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=15 liào unofficial variant of liào