Word: 为什么 (wèishénme)

为什么选择这所学校？

Wèishénme xuǎnzé zhè suǒ xuéxiào?

Why did you choose this school?

为什么那么多人访问京都？

Wèishénme nàme duō rén fǎngwèn Jīngdū?

Why do so many people visit Kyoto?

为什么长江要十年禁渔？

Wèishénme Cháng Jiāng yào shínián jìnyú?

Why is there a ten-year fishing ban on the Yangtze?

为什么雪是白色的呢？

Wèishénme xuě shì báisè de ne?

Why is snow white?

他为什么不吃肉？

Tā wèishénme bùchī ròu?

Why doesn't he eat meat?

他为什么不回来？

Tā wèishénme bù huílai?

Why doesn't he come back?

他为什么之前住在美国？

Tā wèishénme zhīqián zhù zài Měiguó?

Why did he live in the United States?

他为什么仍然犹豫不决？

Tā wèishénme réngrán yóuyùbùjué?

Why did he remain hesitant?

他为什么再三问这件事？

Tā wèishénme zàisān wèn zhè jiàn shì?

Why does he keep asking about this again and again?

他为什么写了那个。

Tā wèishénme xiěle nàge.

Why did he write that?

他为什么总跟我过不去？

Tā wèishénme zǒng gēn wǒ guòbúqù?

Why does he always give me a hard time?

他为什么有两辆车？

Tā wèishénme yǒu liǎng liàng chē?

Why do you have two cars?

他为什么生气，不言而喻。

Tā wèishénme shēngqì, bùyán'éryù.

Why he is angry is self-evident.

他为什么生气了呢？

Tā wèishénme shēngqì le ne?

Why did he become angry?

他为什么要用笔名？

Tā wèishénme yào yòng bǐmíng?

Why does he use a pseudonym?

他以为什么都知道。

Tā yǐ wèishénme dōu zhīdào.

He thinks he knows everything.

他们为什么否决了你的建议呢？

Tāmen wèishénme fǒujuéle nǐ de jiànyì ne?

Why did they turn down your proposal?

他们为什么在生气？

Tāmen wèishénme zài shēngqì?

Why are they angry?

他们甚至不知道为什么。

Tāmen shènzhì bù zhīdào wèishénme.

They don't even know why.

他问我为什么在笑。

Tā wèn wǒ wèishénme zài xiào.

He asked me why I was laughing.

传统商店为什么要转型？

Chuántǒng shāngdiàn wèishénme yào zhuǎnxíng?

Why do traditional shops need to change their business model?

你不想知道为什么吗？

Nǐ bùxiǎng zhīdào wèishénme ma?

Don't you want to know why?

你为什么一个人？

Nǐ wèishénme yí gè rén?

Why are you alone?

你为什么一直默默不说话？

Nǐ wèishénme yìzhí mòmò bù shuōhuà?

Why have you been silent and not saying anything?

你为什么不亲我了呢？

Nǐ wèishénme bù qīn wǒ le ne?

Why don't you kiss me anymore?

你为什么不他的劝告？

Nǐ wèishénme bù tā de quàngào?

Why wouldn't you listen to his advice?

你为什么不做？

Nǐ wèishénme bú zuò?

Why are you not doing it?

你为什么不勇于试一试呢？

Nǐ wèishénme bù yǒngyú shìyíshì ne?

Why don't you dare to give it a try?

你为什么不去上学？

Nǐ wèishénme bú qù shàngxué?

Why don't you go to school?

你为什么不去加入她？

Nǐ wèishénme bú qù jiārù tā?

Why don't you go and join her?

你为什么不去呢？

Nǐ wèishénme bú qù ne?

Why aren't you going?

你为什么不听？

Nǐ wèishénme bù tīng?

Why aren't you listening?

你为什么不听我的忠告？

Nǐ wèishénme bù tīng wǒ de zhōnggào?

Why didn't you follow my advice?

你为什么不和我们一起来？

Nǐ wèishénme bù hé wǒmen yì qǐlai?

Why aren't you coming with us?

你为什么不回家呢？

Nǐ wèishénme bù huíjiā ne?

Why don't you go home?

你为什么不回答？

Nǐ wèishénme bù huídá?

Why do you not answer?

你为什么不在里面？

Nǐ wèishénme bú zài lǐmiàn?

Why aren't you in there?

你为什么不坐下来放松一下。

Nǐ wèishénme bú zuòxià lai fàngsōng yíxià.

Why don't you sit down and relax?

你为什么不安静？

Nǐ wèishénme bù ānjìng?

Why don't you be quiet?

你为什么不想升职呢？

Nǐ wèishénme bùxiǎng shēngzhí ne?

Why don't you want to get promoted?

你为什么不把摩托车拿去修理？

Nǐ wèishénme bù bǎ mótuōchē ná qù xiūlǐ?

Why don't you have your motorcycle fixed up?

你为什么不抱我？

Nǐ wèishénme bú bào wǒ?

Why don't you hug me?

你为什么不留下来一会儿？

Nǐ wèishénme bù liúxià lái yíhuìr?

Why don't you stay a little while?

你为什么不留在这里？

Nǐ wèishénme bù liú zài zhèlǐ?

Why don't you stay here?

你为什么不直接炒了他？

Nǐ wèishénme bù zhíjiē chǎole tā?

Why don't you just fire him?

你为什么不让我考驾照呢？

Nǐ wèishénme búràng wǒ kǎo jiàzhào ne?

Why wouldn't you let me get a driver's license?

你为什么不请一天假？

Nǐ wèishénme bù qǐng yì tiān jià?

Why don't you take the day off?

你为什么不读这杂志呢？

Nǐ wèishénme bù dú zhè zázhì ne?

Why didn't you read the magazine?

你为什么不跟他讲？

Nǐ wèishénme bù gēn tā jiǎng?

Why don't you talk to him?

你为什么不跟他跳舞呢？

Nǐ wèishénme bù gēn tā tiàowǔ ne?

Why didn't you dance with him?

你为什么不阻止他们？

Nǐ wèishénme bù zǔzhǐ tāmen?

Why didn't you stop them?

你为什么为我担忧？

Nǐ wèishénme wèi wǒ dānyōu?

Why are you worried about me?

你为什么买日本车？

Nǐ wèishénme mǎi Rìběn chē?

Why did you buy a Japanese car?

你为什么会出现在我工作单位？

Nǐ wèishénme huì chūxiàn zài wǒ gōngzuò dānwèi?

Why would you appear in my unit?

你为什么会有这种心理？

Nǐ wèishénme huì yǒu zhèzhǒng xīnlǐ?

Why do you have this kind of mentality?

你为什么会知道？

Nǐ wèishénme huì zhīdào?

How did you come to know this?

你为什么会认为我在想你？

Nǐ wèishénme huì rènwéi wǒ zài xiǎng nǐ?

Why do you think I'm thinking about you?

你为什么假装不认识我？

Nǐ wèishénme jiǎzhuāng bú rènshi wǒ?

Why are you pretending you don't know me?

你为什么关心他们？

Nǐ wèishénme guānxīn tāmen?

Why do you care about them?

你为什么决定离职呢？

Nǐ wèishénme juédìng lízhí ne?

Why did you decide to resign?

你为什么卖了它？

Nǐ wèishénme màile tā?

Why did you sell it?

你为什么去东京？

Nǐ wèishénme qù Dōngjīng?

Why did you go to Tokyo?

你为什么去了东京？

Nǐ wèishénme qùle Dōngjīng?

Why did you go to Tokyo?

你为什么去了车站呢？

Nǐ wèishénme qùle chēzhàn ne?

Why did you go to the station?

你为什么哭？

Nǐ wèishénme kū?

Why are you crying?

你为什么哭了？

Nǐ wèishénme kūle?

For what reason did you cry?

你为什么喜欢住在阿尔及利亚？

Nǐ wèishénme xǐhuan zhù zài Ā'ěrjílìyà?

Why do you like living in Algeria?

你为什么喜欢我？

Nǐ wèishénme xǐhuan wǒ?

Why do you love me?

你为什么在我的卧室里？

Nǐ wèishénme zài wǒ de wòshì lǐ?

Why are you in my bedroom?

你为什么在班上这么有人缘？

Nǐ wèishénme zài bānshàng zhème yǒu rényuán?

Why are you so popular in your class?

你为什么在画花？

Nǐ wèishénme zài huà huā?

Why are you drawing flowers?

你为什么在这？

Nǐ wèishénme zài zhè?

What are you here for?

你为什么在这儿？

Nǐ wèishénme zài zhèr?

Why are you here?

你为什么在这儿工作？

Nǐ wèishénme zài zhèr gōngzuò?

Why do you work here?

你为什么在这里？

Nǐ wèishénme zài zhèlǐ?

Why are you here?

你为什么在这里坐着？

Nǐ wèishénme zài zhèlǐ zuòzhe?

Why are you just sitting there?

你为什么在这里用破折号？

Nǐ wèishénme zài zhèlǐ yòng pòzhéhào?

Why did you use a dash here?

你为什么学德语？

Nǐ wèishénme xué Déyǔ?

Why do you learn German?

你为什么学英文？

Nǐ wèishénme xué Yīngwén?

What do you learn English for?

你为什么对古代诗词这么感兴趣？

Nǐ wèishénme duì gǔdài shīcí zhème gǎnxìngqù?

Why are you so interested in classical poetry?

你为什么对我生气？

Nǐ wèishénme duì wǒ shēngqì?

Why are you angry with me?

你为什么对我这么小气？

Nǐ wèishénme duì wǒ zhème xiǎoqì?

Why are you so mean to me?

你为什么对这家公司没有好感？

Nǐ wèishénme duì zhè jiā gōngsī méiyǒu hǎogǎn?

Why don't you have a favorable impression of this company?

你为什么对这点小事这么恼火？

Nǐ wèishénme duì zhèdiǎn xiǎoshì zhème nǎohuǒ?

Why are you so riled up over such a small thing?

你为什么工作？

Nǐ wèishénme gōngzuò?

Why do you work?

你为什么总巴结老板？

Nǐ wèishénme zǒng bājie lǎobǎn?

Why do you always fawn on the boss?

你为什么总想着报仇呢？

Nǐ wèishénme zǒng xiǎngzhe bàochóu ne?

Why do you always think about taking revenge?

你为什么总是三心二意？

Nǐ wèishénme zǒngshì sānxīn-èryì?

Why are you always so half-hearted?

你为什么总是跟风？

Nǐ wèishénme zǒngshì gēnfēng?

Why do you always follow the crowd?

你为什么总是逃避这个话题？

Nǐ wèishénme zǒngshì táobì zhège huàtí?

Why do you always avoid that topic?

你为什么总要大叫？

Nǐ wèishénme zǒng yào dàjiào?

Why are you always shouting?

你为什么恨我？

Nǐ wèishénme hèn wǒ?

Why do you hate me?

你为什么惩罚他们？

Nǐ wèishénme chéngfá tāmen?

What are you punishing them for?

你为什么想在这个城市创业？

Nǐ wèishénme xiǎng zài zhège chéngshì chuàngyè?

Why do you want to start a business in this city?

你为什么想在这里工作？

Nǐ wèishénme xiǎng zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò?

Do you want to work here?

你为什么想学习那门语言？

Nǐ wèishénme xiǎng xuéxí nà mén yǔyán?

Why do you want to learn that language?

你为什么想学建筑学？

Nǐ wèishénme xiǎng xué jiànzhùxué?

Why do you want to study architecture?

你为什么想成为护士呢？

Nǐ wèishénme xiǎng chéngwéi hùshi ne?

Why do you want to be a nurse?

你为什么想杀我？

Nǐ wèishénme xiǎng shā wǒ?

Why do you want to kill me?

你为什么想死？

Nǐ wèishénme xiǎng sǐ?

Why do you want to die?