我不明白湯姆是怎麼知道的。

I can't understand how Tom could know.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 不明 bùmíng
  1. not clear
  2. unknown
  3. to fail to understand
3 白湯 báitāng
  1. clear soup
  2. white broth, also called 奶湯 nǎitāng
  3. decoction of chrysanthemum, liquorice and certain other herbs
=4 姆 m used in 姆媽 mmā
=4 姆 mǔ
  1. (old) female tutor
  2. used in 保姆 bǎomǔ
=4 姆 m̄ only used in 姆媽／姆妈 (m̄mā)
=4 姆 m̌ only used in 姆們／姆们 (m̌men)
=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 怎麼 zěnme
  1. how?
  2. what?
  3. why?
7 知道 zhīdào
  1. to know; to become aware of
  2. also pr. zhīdao
=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
=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