Word: 為什麼 (wèishénme)

為什麼 is how 为什么 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 为什么

為什麼 dictionary entry

wèishénme: why?

Full dictionary entry for 為什麼

Example sentences using 為什麼

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這棟樓為什麼還不供暖？

Zhè dòng lóu wèishénme hái bù gōngnuǎn?

Why hasn't this building turned on the heating yet?
這段代碼為什麼總是出錯？

Zhè duàn dàimǎ wèishénme zǒngshì chūcuò?

Why does this piece of code always give an error?
這盆花為什麼長得不茂盛？

Zhè pénhuā wèishénme zhǎng de bú màoshèng?

Why isn't this potted plant growing lushly?
這首老歌為什麼能流傳這麼久？

Zhè shǒu lǎogē wèishénme néng liúchuán zhème jiǔ?

Why has this old song lasted so long?
那為什麼不好？

Nà wèishénme bù hǎo?

Why isn't that good?
那你為什麼不報警呢？

Nà nǐ wèishénme bú bàojǐng ne?

Then why don't you call the police?
那我為什麼會做呢？

Nà wǒ wèishénme huì zuò ne?

Now why would I do that?
那支軍隊為什麼不願意投降？

Nà zhī jūnduì wèishénme bú yuànyì tóuxiáng?

Why was that army unwilling to surrender?
那次變法為什麼失敗了？

Nà cì biànfǎ wèishénme shībàile?

Why did that reform fail?
陽台上的花為什麼長得不茂盛？

Yángtái shàng de huā wèishénme zhǎng de bú màoshèng?

Why aren't the flowers on the balcony growing lushly?
雄性動物為什麼常常更大？

Xióngxìng dòngwù wèishénme chángcháng gèng dà?

Why are male animals often bigger?
青蛙為什麼要冬眠？

Qīngwā wèishénme yào dōngmián?

Why do frogs have to hibernate?
麵包為什麼要加防腐劑？

Miànbāo wèishénme yào jiā fángfǔjì?

Why do they add preservatives to bread?
黑洞的引力為什麼那麼大？

Hēidòng de yǐnlì wèishénme nàme dà?

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