Chinese example sentences

你为什么要那样做呢？

Nǐ wèishénme yào nàyàng zuò ne?

Why did you do that?

你为什么要骂人家？

Nǐ wèishénme yào mà rénjia?

Why do you go about being cross at people?

你为什么觉得动物怕火呢？

Nǐ wèishénme juéde dòngwù pà huǒ ne?

Why do you think animals dread fire?

你为什么觉得我们在这？

Nǐ wèishénme juéde wǒmen zài zhè?

Why do you think we're here?

你为什么说要去公园散步？

Nǐ wèishénme shuō yào qù gōngyuán sànbù?

Why are you saying you want to walk in the park?

你为什么跟他生气？

Nǐ wèishénme gēn tā shēngqì?

Why are you angry with him?

你为什么辞职？

Nǐ wèishénme cízhí?

Why did you quit?

你为什么还不结婚？

Nǐ wèishénme hái bù jiéhūn?

Why are you still unmarried?

你为什么还在学校？

Nǐ wèishénme hái zài xuéxiào?

Why are you still at school?

你为什么这么倔？

Nǐ wèishénme zhème juè?

Why are you so hard-headed?

你为什么这么可怜？

Nǐ wèishénme zhème kělián?

Why are you so unfortunate?

你为什么这么喜欢怀旧电影？

Nǐ wèishénme zhème xǐhuan huáijiù diànyǐng?

Why do you like nostalgic movies so much?

你为什么这么固执呢？

Nǐ wèishénme zhème gùzhí ne?

Why are you so stubborn?

你为什么这么在乎胜负呢？

Nǐ wèishénme zhème zàihu shèngfù ne?

Why do you care so much about winning or losing?

你为什么这么害怕？

Nǐ wèishénme zhème hàipà?

Why were you so scared?

你为什么这么频繁地看手机？

Nǐ wèishénme zhème pínfán de kàn shǒujī?

Why do you check your phone so frequently?

你为什么迟到？

Nǐ wèishénme chídào?

Why were you late?

你为什么选这首歌？

Nǐ wèishénme xuǎn zhè shǒu gē?

Why did you pick that song?

你为什么那么对她？

Nǐ wèishénme nàme duì tā?

Why did you do that to her?

你为什么那么忙？

Nǐ wèishénme nàme máng?

Why are you so busy?

你为什么那么高兴？

Nǐ wèishénme nàme gāoxìng?

Why are you so happy?

你为什么醒着？

Nǐ wèishénme xǐngzhe?

Why are you awake?

你为什么长不大呢？

Nǐ wèishénme zhǎng bú dà ne?

Why don't you grow up?

你为什么问我？

Nǐ wèishénme wèn wǒ?

Why are you asking me?

你为什么问我的观点？

Nǐ wèishénme wèn wǒ de guāndiǎn?

Why are you asking my opinion?

你为什么需要它？

Nǐ wèishénme xūyào tā?

Why do you need it?

你为什么需要我帮助？

Nǐ wèishénme xūyào wǒ bāngzhù?

Why do you need my help?

你为什么需要这笔钱？

Nǐ wèishénme xūyào zhè bǐ qián?

Why do you need this money?

你为何不现在就回家？

Nǐ wèihé bú xiànzài jiù huíjiā?

Why don't you go home now?

你为何想当一个老师？

Nǐ wèihé xiǎng dāng yí gè lǎoshī?

Why did you want to become a teacher?

你为何没有在牢里？

Nǐ wèihé méiyǒu zài láo lǐ?

Why aren't you in jail?

你为你的工作感到自豪吗？

Nǐ wèi nǐ de gōngzuò gǎndào zìháo ma?

Do you take pride in your work?

你为谁工作？

Nǐ wèi shéi gōngzuò?

Who do you work for?

你举了一个不好的例子。

Nǐ jǔle yí gè bù hǎo de lìzi.

You gave a bad example.

你之前知道那个吗？

Nǐ zhīqián zhīdào nàge ma?

Did you know that before?

你之所以会累，是因为睡得太少。

Nǐ zhīsuǒyǐ huì lèi, shì yīnwèi shuì de tài shǎo.

The reason you get tired is that you sleep too little.

你乘飞机还是乘火车去？

Nǐ chéng fēijī háishi chéng huǒchē qù?

Are you going by air or by train?

你九月末有空吗？

Nǐ jiǔyuè mò yǒukòng ma?

Are you free at the end of September?

你九点上班。

Nǐ jiǔ diǎn shàngbān.

You work at nine o'clock.

你也会讲拉丁语吗？

Nǐ yě huì jiǎng Lādīngyǔ ma?

Do you speak Latin also?

你也得顾及一下家人的感受。

Nǐ yě de gùjí yíxià jiārén de gǎnshòu.

You have to take your family's feelings into account too.

你也想下场玩玩吗？

Nǐ yě xiǎng xiàchǎng wán wán ma?

Do you want to get in on the game too?

你也是东亚人？

Nǐ yě shì Dōngyà rén?

Are you East Asian too?

你也是从波士顿来的吗？

Nǐ yě shì cóng Bōshìdùn lái de ma?

Are you also from Boston?

你也是，儿子！

Nǐ yě shì, érzi!

You are too, son!

你也是其中一个吧！

Nǐ yě shì qízhōng yí gè ba!

You're one of them too, aren't you?!

你也是学生不是吗？

Nǐ yě shì xuésheng bú shì ma?

You're a student, too, aren't you?

你也被邀请了。

Nǐ yě bèi yāoqǐngle.

You're invited, too.

你也要去吗？

Nǐ yě yào qù ma?

Are you going, too?

你也许是对的。

Nǐ yěxǔ shì duì de.

You may be right about that.

你也许要寻求他的帮助。

Nǐ yěxǔ yào xúnqiú tā de bāngzhù.

Perhaps you will seek his aid.

你也该从反面想一想这个问题。

Nǐ yě gāi cóng fǎnmiàn xiǎng yì xiǎng zhège wèntí.

You should also think about this problem from the other side.

你也邀请你的朋友了吗？

Nǐ yě yāoqǐng nǐ de péngyou le ma?

You've invited your friends as well?

你习惯在宿舍生活了吗？

Nǐ xíguàn zài sùshè shēnghuóle ma?

Have you gotten used to living in the dorm?

你习惯这里的冬季了吗？

Nǐ xíguàn zhèlǐ de dōngjì le ma?

Have you gotten used to the winters here?

你书架上的书太多了。

Nǐ shūjià shàng de shū tài duō le.

You have too many books on the shelf.

你买了什么？

Nǐ mǎile shénme?

What did you buy?

你买了什么书？

Nǐ mǎile shénme shū?

What books did you buy?

你买了多少东西？

Nǐ mǎile duōshǎo dōngxi?

How many things did you buy?

你买了太多面包。

Nǐ mǎile tài duō miànbāo.

You bought too much bread.

你买了往返的票吗？

Nǐ mǎile wǎngfǎn de piào ma?

Did you buy a round-trip ticket?

你买了栋新房子。

Nǐ mǎile dòng xīn fángzi.

You bought a new house.

你买了辆好自行车吗？

Nǐ mǎile liàng hǎo zìxíngchē ma?

Did you buy a nice bicycle?

你买到首批新手机了吗？

Nǐ mǎi dào shǒupī xīn shǒujī le ma?

Did you manage to get one of the first batch of new phones?

你买彩票了吗？

Nǐ mǎi cǎipiào le ma?

Have you bought a raffle ticket yet?

你买果汁了吗？

Nǐ mǎi guǒzhī le ma?

Did you buy juice?

你买的这个包是不是山寨的？

Nǐ mǎi de zhège bāo shìbúshì shānzhài de?

Is the bag you bought a counterfeit?

你买的这些制品有质量问题吗？

Nǐ mǎi de zhèxiē zhìpǐn yǒu zhìliàng wèntí ma?

Is there a quality problem with these goods you bought?

你买的这本书是不是盗版？

Nǐ mǎi de zhè běn shū shìbúshì dàobǎn?

Is this book you bought a pirated copy?

你了解一带一路吗？

Nǐ liǎojiě Yídàiyílù ma?

Do you know about the Belt and Road Initiative?

你了解三纲五常吗？

Nǐ liǎojiě sāngāngwǔcháng ma?

Do you know about the Three Bonds and Five Virtues?

你了解墨家的思想吗？

Nǐ liǎojiě mòjiā de sīxiǎng ma?

Do you know about Mohist thought?

你了解我们国家的法制吗？

Nǐ liǎojiě wǒmen guójiā de fǎzhì ma?

Do you know about our country's legal system?

你了解现在的事态吗？

Nǐ liǎojiě xiànzài de shìtài ma?

Do you understand the current state of affairs?

你了解艺术吗？

Nǐ liǎojiě yìshù ma?

Do you know anything about art?

你了解计划经济吗？

Nǐ liǎojiě jìhuàjīngjì ma?

Do you know much about planned economies?

你了解试管婴儿的整个过程吗？

Nǐ liǎojiě shìguǎnyīng'ér de zhěnggè guòchéng ma?

Do you understand the whole process of having a test-tube baby?

你了解诸子百家吗？

Nǐ liǎojiě zhūzǐbǎijiā ma?

Do you know much about the Hundred Schools of Thought?

你了解辛丑条约吗？

Nǐ liǎojiě Xīnchǒutiáoyuē ma?

Do you know about the Boxer Protocol?

你了解这个行业的供应链吗？

Nǐ liǎojiě zhège hángyè de gōngyìngliàn ma?

Do you understand the supply chain of this industry?

你了解道家的思想吗？

Nǐ liǎojiě dàojiā de sīxiǎng ma?

Do you know much about Daoist thought?

你交功课了吗？

Nǐ jiāo gōngkè le ma?

Have you handed in your homework?

你交报告了吗？

Nǐ jiāo bàogào le ma?

Have you turned in your report?

你亲手把信交给他了吗？

Nǐ qīnshǒu bǎ xìn jiāogěi tā le ma?

Did you hand the letter to him personally?

你亲自去嘛！

Nǐ qīnzì qù ma!

Go there yourself.

你亲身试过才知道好不好。

Nǐ qīnshēn shìguo cái zhīdào hǎobùhǎo.

You only know if it's good after trying it yourself.

你人生的终极目标是什么？

Nǐ rénshēng de zhōngjí mùbiāo shì shénme?

What is the ultimate goal of your life?

你人缘这么好，是怎么做到的？

Nǐ rényuán zhème hǎo, shì zěnme zuòdào de?

You're so well liked. How do you do it?

你什么也做不了。

Nǐ shénme yě zuò bù liǎo.

You can't do anything about that.

你什么也没写。

Nǐ shénme yě méi xiě.

You didn't write anything.

你什么也没说！

Nǐ shénme yě méi shuō!

You didn't say anything!

你什么意思？

Nǐ shénme yìsi?

What's your problem?

你什么时候上班？

Nǐ shénme shíhou shàngbān?

When do you work?

你什么时候从东京回来的？

Nǐ shénme shíhou cóng Dōngjīng huílai de?

When did you come back from Tokyo?

你什么时候从巴西回来？

Nǐ shénme shíhou cóng Bāxī huílai?

When are you coming back from Brazil?

你什么时候会在线上？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huì zàixiàn shàng?

When will you be online?

你什么时候做完工作？

Nǐ shénme shíhou zuò wán gōngzuò?

When will you finish your work?

你什么时候出发最方便？

Nǐ shénme shíhou chūfā zuì fāngbiàn?

When will it suit you to start?

你什么时候动身去上海？

Nǐ shénme shíhou dòngshēn qù Shànghǎi?

When are you setting off for Shanghai?

你什么时候去上课？

Nǐ shénme shíhou qù shàngkè?

When do you go to class?