他未能遵守交通規則,結果發生了嚴重的事故。

His failure to observe traffic regulations resulted in a serious accident.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  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)
2 未能 wèinéng
  1. cannot
  2. to fail to
  3. unable to
3 遵守 zūnshǒu to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
4 交通規則 jiāotōngguī
  1. traffic rules
  2. rules of the road
=5 結果 jiēguǒ to bear fruit
=5 結果 jiéguǒ
  1. outcome; result; consequence
  2. in the end; as a result
  3. to kill; to dispatch
6 發生 shēng to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
=7 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=7 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)
=7 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=7 liào unofficial variant of liào
8 嚴重 yánzhòng grave; serious; severe; critical
=9 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 跑堂儿的 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
=9 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=9 really and truly
=9 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
10 事故 shì accident

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