Word: 为什么 (wèishénme)

这栋楼为什么还不供暖？

Zhè dòng lóu wèishénme hái bù gōngnuǎn?

Why hasn't this building turned on the heating yet?

这段代码为什么总是出错？

Zhè duàn dàimǎ wèishénme zǒngshì chūcuò?

Why does this piece of code always give an error?

这盆花为什么长得不茂盛？

Zhè pénhuā wèishénme zhǎng de bú màoshèng?

Why isn't this potted plant growing lushly?

这首老歌为什么能流传这么久？

Zhè shǒu lǎogē wèishénme néng liúchuán zhème jiǔ?

Why has this old song lasted so long?

那为什么不好？

Nà wèishénme bù hǎo?

Why isn't that good?

那你为什么不报警呢？

Nà nǐ wèishénme bú bàojǐng ne?

Then why don't you call the police?

那我为什么会做呢？

Nà wǒ wèishénme huì zuò ne?

Now why would I do that?

那支军队为什么不愿意投降？

Nà zhī jūnduì wèishénme bú yuànyì tóuxiáng?

Why was that army unwilling to surrender?

那次变法为什么失败了？

Nà cì biànfǎ wèishénme shībàile?

Why did that reform fail?

阳台上的花为什么长得不茂盛？

Yángtái shàng de huā wèishénme zhǎng de bú màoshèng?

Why aren't the flowers on the balcony growing lushly?

雄性动物为什么常常更大？

Xióngxìng dòngwù wèishénme chángcháng gèng dà?

Why are male animals often bigger?

青蛙为什么要冬眠？

Qīngwā wèishénme yào dōngmián?

Why do frogs have to hibernate?

面包为什么要加防腐剂？

Miànbāo wèishénme yào jiā fángfǔjì?

Why do they add preservatives to bread?

黑洞的引力为什么那么大？

Hēidòng de yǐnlì wèishénme nàme dà?

Why is the gravitational pull of a black hole so strong?