為什麼你想知道我在想什麼?

Why do you want to know what I'm thinking?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 為什麼 wèishénme
  1. why?
  2. for what reason?
=2 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=2 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.)
3 想 xiǎng
  1. to think (about)
  2. to think of; to devise
  3. to think (that); to believe (that)
  4. to desire; to want (to)
  5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
4 知道 zhīdào
  1. to know; to become aware of
  2. also pr. zhīdao
5 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
6 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
7 想 xiǎng
  1. to think (about)
  2. to think of; to devise
  3. to think (that); to believe (that)
  4. to desire; to want (to)
  5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
8 什麼 shénme
  1. what?
  2. something; anything