Word: 为什么 (wèishénme)

女人为什么想被男人抱着睡觉？

Nǚrén wèishénme xiǎng bèi nánrén bàozhe shuìjiào?

Why do women want to sleep in a man's embrace?

她为什么去了车站？

Tā wèishénme qùle chēzhàn?

Why did she go to the station?

她为什么没来？

Tā wèishénme méi lái?

Why didn't she come?

她为什么突然要改名？

Tā wèishénme tūrán yào gǎimíng?

Why does she suddenly want to change her name?

她为什么要说谎？

Tā wèishénme yào shuōhuǎng?

Why would she lie?

她为什么问了你？

Tā wèishénme wèn le nǐ?

Why did she ask you?

她昨天为什么不来？

Tā zuótiān wèishénme bù lái?

What prevented her from coming yesterday?

她没说她为什么那么做。

Tā méi shuō tā wèishénme nàme zuò.

She didn't say why she did that.

她问他为什么哭，但他没有回应。

Tā wèn tā wèishénme kū, dàn tā méiyǒu huíyìng.

She asked him why he was crying, but he didn't answer.

如果你饿了，为什么不吃饭呢？

Rúguǒ nǐ èle, wèishénme bù chīfàn ne?

If you're hungry, why don't you eat?

嫦娥为什么会飞上月亮？

Cháng'é wèishénme huì fēi shàng yuèliang?

Why was Chang'e able to fly up to the moon?

小区里的车为什么这么多？

Xiǎoqū lǐ de chē wèishénme zhème duō?

Why are there so many cars in the compound?

山区的老师为什么这么紧缺？

Shānqū de lǎoshī wèishénme zhème jǐnquē?

Why are teachers so scarce in the mountain areas?

山区的输电成本为什么这么高？

Shānqū de shūdiàn chéngběn wèishénme zhème gāo?

Why is the cost of power transmission so high in mountain areas?

市民们为什么都排着队？

Shìmínmen wèishénme dōu páizhe duì?

Why are all the townspeople standing in line?

年轻人为什么要背负这么多债务？

Niánqīngrén wèishénme yào bēifù zhème duō zhàiwù?

Why should young people shoulder so much debt?

店里的玉器为什么这么贵？

Diàn lǐ de yùqì wèishénme zhème guì?

Why is the jade ware in this shop so expensive?

当初你为什么选了这个专业？

Dāngchū nǐ wèishénme xuǎn le zhège zhuānyè?

Why did you choose this major back then?

当然，为什么不？

Dāngrán, wèishénme bù?

Sure, why not?

彗星的尾巴为什么那么长？

Huìxīng de wěiba wèishénme nàme cháng?

Why is a comet's tail so long?

恐龙为什么会灭亡？

Kǒnglóng wèishénme huì mièwáng?

Why did the dinosaurs become extinct?

您为什么喜欢打篮球？

Nín wèishénme xǐhuan dǎ lánqiú?

Why do you like playing basketball?

您为什么惩罚他们？

Nín wèishénme chéngfá tāmen?

What are you punishing them for?

您为什么想买这本书？

Nín wèishénme xiǎng mǎi zhè běn shū?

Why do you want to buy this book?

您为什么指责我儿子？

Nín wèishénme zhǐzé wǒ érzi?

Why do you accuse my son?

您昨天为什么离开教室？

Nín zuótiān wèishénme líkāi jiàoshì?

Why did you leave the classroom yesterday?

您知道为什么吗？

Nín zhīdào wèishénme ma?

Do you know why?

我不明白为什么你这么批评他。

Wǒ bù míngbai wèishénme nǐ zhème pīpíng tā.

I can't understand why you are so critical of him.

我不明白他为什么要做那种事。

Wǒ bù míngbai tā wèishénme yào zuò nàzhǒng shì.

I cannot figure out why he has done that.

我不明白这为什么是对的。

Wǒ bù míngbai zhè wèishénme shì duì de.

I don't understand how it is correct.

我不明白这为什么是错的。

Wǒ bù míngbai zhè wèishénme shì cuò de.

I don't understand how it is wrong.

我不知道为什么你不喜欢她。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wèishénme nǐ bù xǐhuan tā.

I don't know why you don't like her.

我不知道他为什么那样做？

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā wèishénme nàyàng zuò?

I wonder why he did that.

我不知道他们为什么在打架。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tāmen wèishénme zài dǎjià.

I don't know why they are fighting.

我不知道你为什么听他的话。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ wèishénme tīng tā de huà.

I don't know why you listen to him.

我不知道你为什么听她的话。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ wèishénme tīng tā de huà.

I don't know why you listen to her.

我不知道你为什么在这里。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ wèishénme zài zhèlǐ.

I don't know why you're here.

我不知道她为什么如此生气。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā wèishénme rúcǐ shēngqì.

I have no idea why she got so angry.

我不知道门为什么是开着的。

Wǒ bù zhīdào mén wèishénme shì kāizhe de.

I don't know why the door was open.

我为什么一定要知道呢？

Wǒ wèishénme yídìng yào zhīdào ne?

Why must I know about it?

我为什么一定要那么做？

Wǒ wèishénme yídìng yào nàme zuò?

Why do I have to do that?

我为什么不给你打电话？

Wǒ wèishénme bù gěi nǐ dǎdiànhuà?

Why don't I call you?

我为什么会说谎？

Wǒ wèishénme huì shuōhuǎng?

Why would I lie?

我为什么应该学法语呢？

Wǒ wèishénme yīnggāi xué Fǎyǔ ne?

Why should I learn French?

我为什么应该帮助他们？

Wǒ wèishénme yīnggāi bāngzhù tāmen?

Why do I have to help them?

我为什么找不到你？

Wǒ wèishénme zhǎo búdào nǐ?

Why can't I find you?

我为什么要给他钱？

Wǒ wèishénme yào gěi tā qián?

Why should I give him money?

我为什么要那样做？

Wǒ wèishénme yào nàyàng zuò?

Why would I do that?

我也不知道为什么聚会会延期。

Wǒ yě bù zhīdào wèishénme jùhuì huì yánqī.

I don't know why the meeting was postponed, either.

我也不知道为什么聚会被推迟了。

Wǒ yě bù zhīdào wèishénme jùhuì bèi tuīchíle.

I don't know why the meeting was postponed, either.

我们为什么不帮他们？

Wǒmen wèishénme bù bāng tāmen?

Why don't we help them?

我们为什么不离开这里？

Wǒmen wèishénme bù líkāi zhèlǐ?

Why don't we get out of here?

我们为什么不能做？

Wǒmen wèishénme bùnéng zuò?

Why can't we do it?

我们为什么会做梦呀？

Wǒmen wèishénme huì zuòmèng ya?

Why do we have dreams?

我们为什么失败了？

Wǒmen wèishénme shībàile?

Why did we fail?

我们仍然不知道为什么。

Wǒmen réngrán bù zhīdào wèishénme.

We still don't know why.

我们要知道为什么。

Wǒmen yào zhīdào wèishénme.

We want to know why.

我们都知道我为什么在这里。

Wǒmen dōu zhīdào wǒ wèishénme zài zhèlǐ.

We both know why I'm here.

我想知道我为什么在这里。

Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào wǒ wèishénme zài zhèlǐ.

I want to know why I'm here.

我明白你为什么不想去了。

Wǒ míngbai nǐ wèishénme bùxiǎng qùle.

I see why you don't want to go there.

我的书为什么会在这里？

Wǒ de shū wèishénme huì zài zhèlǐ?

What's my book doing here?

我的电脑为什么不懂我？

Wǒ de diànnǎo wèishénme bù dǒng wǒ?

Why doesn't my computer understand me?

我知道你为什么高兴。

Wǒ zhīdào nǐ wèishénme gāoxìng.

I know why you're happy.

我知道眼睛为什么长在前面吗？

Wǒ zhīdào yǎnjing wèishénme zhǎng zài qiánmiàn ma?

Do I know why eyes are on the front?

批评的矛头为什么指向我？

Pīpíng de máotóu wèishénme zhǐxiàng wǒ?

Why is the criticism being aimed at me?

拜堂时新娘为什么盖红布？

Bàitáng shí xīnniáng wèishénme gài hóngbù?

Why does the bride cover her head with red cloth during the wedding rites?

改革进程为什么放慢了？

Gǎigé jìnchéng wèishénme fàngmànle?

Why has the process of reform slowed down?

教练为什么要换人？

Jiàoliàn wèishénme yào huànrén?

Why does the coach want to make a substitution?

新来的老师为什么没有领到津贴？

Xīn lái de lǎoshī wèishénme méiyǒu lǐngdào jīntiē?

Why didn't the new teacher receive an allowance?

早期的手机为什么那么大？

Zǎoqī de shǒujī wèishénme nàme dà?

Why were the early mobile phones so big?

村里人为什么这么敬爱那位医生？

Cūnlǐ rén wèishénme zhème jìng'ài nà wèi yīshēng?

Why do the villagers hold that doctor in such high esteem?

桌子为什么这么晃？

Zhuōzi wèishénme zhème huàng?

Why is the table so wobbly?

水墨画为什么要留白？

Shuǐmòhuà wèishénme yào liúbái?

Why does ink painting leave blank space?

没人知道为什么。

Méi rén zhīdào wèishénme.

Nobody knows why.

法官为什么还不审理这件事？

Fǎguān wèishénme hái bù shěnlǐ zhè jiàn shì?

Why hasn't the judge heard this matter yet?

法院为什么不肯给这件事立案？

Fǎyuàn wèishénme bùkěn gěi zhè jiàn shì lì'àn?

Why won't the court file a case for this matter?

湿地为什么也算碳汇呢？

Shīdì wèishénme yě suàn tànhuì ne?

Why do wetlands count as a carbon sink too?

潜艇里的空间为什么这么小？

Qiántǐng lǐ de kōngjiān wèishénme zhème xiǎo?

Why is the space inside a submarine so small?

熊为什么冬天要休眠？

Xióng wèishénme dōngtiān yào xiūmián?

Why do bears hibernate in winter?

猪为什么都那么肥？

Zhū wèishénme dōu nàme féi?

Why are pigs so fat?

电商为什么总打价格战？

Diànshāng wèishénme zǒng dǎ jiàgézhàn?

Why do online retailers always get into price wars?

皇帝为什么要废掉太子？

Huángdì wèishénme yào fèidiào tàizǐ?

Why did the emperor want to depose the crown prince?

眼睛为什么长在前面？

Yǎnjing wèishénme zhǎng zài qiánmiàn?

Why do we have eyes in front?

石墨烯为什么这么贵？

Shímòxī wèishénme zhème guì?

Why is graphene so expensive?

礼乐为什么能影响人们的生活？

Lǐyuè wèishénme néng yǐngxiǎng rénmen de shēnghuó?

Why could rites and music influence people's lives?

秦始皇为什么要修长城？

Qín Shǐhuáng wèishénme yào xiū Chángchéng?

Why did Qin Shihuang have the Great Wall built?

稻田里为什么要放水？

Dàotián lǐ wèishénme yào fàngshuǐ?

Why does the paddy field need to be filled with water?

经理为什么这么器重你？

Jīnglǐ wèishénme zhème qìzhòng nǐ?

Why does the manager value you so highly?

老子为什么说上善若水？

Lǎozi wèishénme shuō shàngshànruòshuǐ?

Why did Laozi say that the highest good is like water?

老师追问他为什么迟到。

Lǎoshī zhuīwèn tā wèishénme chídào.

The teacher pressed him on why he was late.

草为什么是绿色的？

Cǎo wèishénme shì lǜsè de?

Why is grass green?

草儿为什么是绿色的？

Cǎo ér wèishénme shì lǜsè de?

Why is grass green?

萍水相逢的人，为什么帮我？

Píngshuǐxiāngféng de rén, wèishénme bāng wǒ?

Why would a complete stranger help me?

螃蟹走路为什么是横着的？

Pángxiè zǒulù wèishénme shì héngzhe de?

Why do crabs walk sideways?

警察为什么要罚那位司机？

Jǐngchá wèishénme yào fá nà wèi sījī?

Why did the police fine that driver?

谁也不知道为什么。

Shéi yě bù zhīdào wèishénme.

Heaven knows why.

起初我不知道为什么。

Qǐchū wǒ bù zhīdào wèishénme.

At first, I had no idea why.

车里为什么总有奇怪的响声？

Chē lǐ wèishénme zǒng yǒu qíguài de xiǎngshēng?

Why is there always a strange noise in the car?

这就是为什么吉雄会感冒。

Zhè jiùshì wèishénme Jí xióng huì gǎnmào.

That is why Yoshio has caught a cold.

这就是我为什么回来的原因。

Zhè jiùshì wǒ wèishénme huílai de yuányīn.

This is the reason why I came here.