問題是誰要告訴他真相。

The problem is who is going to tell him the truth.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 問題 wèntí
  1. question
  2. problem
  3. issue
  4. topic

classifier: 個
=2 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì
3 誰 shéi
  1. who
  2. also pr. shuí
=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 告訴 gàosù to press charges; to file a complaint
=5 告訴 gàosu to tell; to inform; to let know
6 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)
7 真相 zhēnxiàng the truth about sth; the actual facts