司機不需要為這次的交通意外負責。

The driver does not have responsibility for the traffic accident.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 司機 sījī chauffeur; driver
2 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
3 需要 xūyào
  1. to need; to want; to demand; to require
  2. needs
=4 為 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=4 為 wèi
  1. because of
  2. for
  3. to
5 這次 zhècì this time
=6 的 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 pígéde "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. dì or di in poetry and songs
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
7 交通意外 jiāotōngyìwài
  1. traffic accident
  2. car crash
8 負責 fùzé
  1. to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for
  2. conscientious