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为什么 (為什麼)

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  • [wèishénme]
  • Variant : 为啥
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

为什么 [wèishénme]
  1. 1. adverb why
    为什么迟到了?
    Why were you late?

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

为什么 [wèishénme]
  1. 1. why; why (or how) is it that; Y
    为什么没来?
    Why didn't you come?

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

为什么 [wèishénme]
  1. 1. 用于询问原因或目的
    为什么迟到?。去?
    为什么一定要我
  2. 2. 值得询问的问题
    《十万个为什么》。
    凡事都应问个为什么

Examples

为什么迟迟不来?
Why is he taking so long to come?
小明老爱问为什么,老爱打破砂锅问到底。
Xiaoming always asks why and he'll never be satisfied until he knows everything.
你那样干到底是为什么
What in the world did you do that for?
他不来就算了,为什么非叫他来?
If he doesn't want to come, that's fine. Why should we insist on him coming?
为什么这样慌慌张张的?
Why are you so flustered?
为什么有些作品不成熟呢?因为急于求成。
Some works are immature owing to undue haste.
我不知道为什么,我就不喜欢他。
I don't know why, I just don't like him.
为什么不吭声?
Why do you keep silent?
这是你自己做的事,为什么要拉上别人?
It was all your own doing. Why drag in others?

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