他教導我們說, 哥倫布發現了美洲。

He taught us that Columbus discovered America.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  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 tārì and 他人 tārén)
2 教導 jiàodǎo
  1. to instruct
  2. to teach
  3. guidance
  4. teaching
3 我們 wǒmen we; us; ourselves; our
=4 說 shuì to persuade
=4 說 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 說 yuè
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 悅 /悦 (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
  2. alternative form of 悅 /悦 (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
=4 說 tuō
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 脫 /脱 (“to free; to relieve”)
  2. alternative form of 脫 /脱 (“to free; to relieve”)
5 哥倫布 Gēlúnbù
  1. Cristóbal Colón or Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)
  2. Columbus, capital of Ohio
6 發現 fāxiàn
  1. to notice; to become aware of
  2. to discover; to find; to detect
  3. a discovery
=7 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=7 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)
=7 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=7 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
8 美洲 Měizhōu
  1. America (including North, Central and South America)
  2. the Americas
  3. abbr. for 亞美利加洲 Yàměilìjiā Zhōu