老師告訴我們要安靜。

The teacher told us to be quiet.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 老師 lǎoshī teacher

classifiers: 個, 位
=2 告訴 gàosù to press charges; to file a complaint
=2 告訴 gàosu to tell; to inform; to let know
3 我們 wǒmen we; us; ourselves; our
=4 要 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=4 要 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
=4 要 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭／要袅
5 安靜 ānjìng
  1. quiet
  2. peaceful
  3. calm