你能告诉我一点关于汤姆的事吗?

Would you please tell me a little about Tom?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=1 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
=2 Néng surname Neng
=2 néng
  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
=2 nài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
=2 tái
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
  2. alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
=2 tài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
  2. alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
=2 nái
  1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
  2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
=2 tāi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
  2. only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
=2 xióng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
  2. alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
=3 告诉 gào to press charges; to file a complaint
=3 告诉 gàosu to tell; to inform; to let know
4
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
5 一点 diǎn
  1. a bit; a little bit
  2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit
  3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er
  4. a point (in a discussion etc)
  5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、)
  6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一点钟 diǎnzhōng)
6 关于 guān
  1. pertaining to
  2. concerning
  3. with regard to
  4. about
  5. a matter of
7 汤姆 Tāng Tom (name)
=8 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 de "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. or di in poetry and songs
=8 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=8 really and truly
=8 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=9 shì
  1. matter
  2. thing
  3. item
  4. work
  5. affair

classifiers: , ,

=9
  1. alternative form of (zì, “to establish”)
  2. alternative form of (zì, “to stab”)
=10 (coll.) what?
=10 used in 吗啡 fēi
=10 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)