你知道這個意外是如何發生的嗎？

Do you know how the accident happened?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=1 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.)
2 知道 zhīdào
  1. to know; to become aware of
  2. also pr. zhīdao
3 這個 zhège
  1. (pronoun) this
  2. (adjective) this
4 意外 yìwài
  1. unexpected
  2. accident
  3. mishap

classifier: 個
=5 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)
=5 是 shì variant of 是 shì
6 如何 rúhé
  1. how
  2. what way
  3. what
7 發生 fāshēng to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
=8 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 跑堂儿的 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
=8 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=8 的 dí really and truly
=8 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=9 嗎 má (coll.) what?
=9 嗎 mǎ used in 吗啡 mǎfēi
=9 嗎 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)