湯姆想知道為什麼。

Tom wants to know why.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 湯姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
2 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)
3 知道 zhīdào
  1. to know; to become aware of
  2. also pr. zhīdao
4 為什麼 wèishénme
  1. why?
  2. for what reason?