生活的偉大奧秘其中之一是貓如何決定下一步要做什麼。

One of the great mysteries of life is how a cat decides what to do next.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 生活 shēnghuó
  1. to live
  2. life
  3. livelihood
=2 的 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 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=2 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=2 的 dí really and truly
=2 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 偉大 wěidà huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
4 奧秘 àomì profound mystery
5 其中 qízhōng
  1. among
  2. in
  3. included among these
6 之一 zhīyī
  1. one of (sth)
  2. one out of a multitude
  3. one (third, quarter, percent etc)
=7 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)
=7 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=8 貓 māo
  1. (dialect) to hide oneself
  2. (loanword) (coll.) modem

classifier: 隻
=8 貓 máo used in 貓腰 máoyāo
9 如何 rúhé
  1. how
  2. what way
  3. what
10 決定 juédìng
  1. to decide (to do something)
  2. to resolve
  3. decision
  4. certainly

classifiers: 個, 項
11 下一步 xiàyībù the next step
=12 要 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=12 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
=12 要 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭／要袅
13 做什麼 zuòshénme
  1. (dialectal) why; what for
  2. what to do
  3. why; what for