这件事情不是你告诉我的。

It wasn't you who told me about this.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 这 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=1 这 zhèi (coll.) this
2 件 jiàn
  1. item
  2. component
  3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc
3 事情 shìqing affair; matter; thing; business

classifiers: 件, 樁
=4 不是 bùshì
  1. no
  2. is not
  3. not
=4 不是 bùshi fault; blame
=5 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=5 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
=6 告诉 gàosù to press charges; to file a complaint
=6 告诉 gàosu to tell; to inform; to let know
7 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=8 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
=8 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=8 的 dí really and truly
=8 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target