汤姆和玛丽说他们不确定约翰可不可以自己照顾自己。

Tom and Mary said they're not sure whether John can take care of himself.

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Sentence Composition

1 汤姆 Tāng Tom (name)
=2 old variant of
=2 surname He
=2
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=2
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=2 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=2 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=2 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=2 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=2 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
3 玛丽
  1. Mary or Marie (name)
  2. Mali
=4 shuì to persuade
=4 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=4 shuō variant of shuō
5 他们 men they; them
6
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
7 确定 quèdìng
  1. definite
  2. certain
  3. fixed
  4. to fix (on sth)
  5. to determine
  6. to be sure
  7. to ensure
  8. to make certain
  9. to ascertain
  10. to clinch
  11. to recognize
  12. to confirm
  13. OK (on computer dialog box)
8 约翰 Yuēhàn
  1. John (name)
  2. Johan (name)
  3. Johann (name)
=9 可不 bu see 可不是 bushì
=9 可不
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see , .
  2. you're absolutely right!; right!; exactly!; isn't that so?
10 可以
  1. can
  2. may
  3. possible
  4. able to
  5. not bad
  6. pretty good
11 自己
  1. oneself
  2. one's own
=12 照顾 zhàogu
  1. to take care of
  2. to show consideration
  3. to attend to
  4. to look after
=12 照顾 zhào
  1. to frequent as a customer; to patronise
  2. to give special or preferential treatment
  3. to look after; to take care of; to care for; to attend to
  4. to take into consideration; to consider
13 自己
  1. oneself
  2. one's own