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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 (1 result)

为什么 [wèishénme]
  1. 1. why; why (or how) is it that; Y

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

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

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我怎么也想不通他为什么要这么做。
I just don't understand why he would do something like that.
为什么这段戏要用暗场的手法来表现呢?
Why don't they explicitly act it out?
不知为什么她婚后多年不孕。
It is not clear why she could not get pregnant many years after her marriage.
不知道门外的两个人为什么吵骂起来了。
I don't know why the two people outside the door are quarreling.
他在电话里叱问她,为什么不吭声就离开。
He scolded her on the phone, "why did you leave without saying a word"?
不知道他为什么会爱上这样一个刁横的女人。
It's inexplicable why he should have fallen love with such a shrewd and insolent woman.
这明明是他犯的错,为什么要我来顶缸。
It is clearly his fault. Why should I take the blame for him?
不知为什么,一见经理我就发怵。
I feel uneasy whenever I meet the manager.
他们两个老是勾心斗角,也不知是为什么
No one knows why those two are always scheming against each other.
他今天对我十分的寡淡,不知道是因为什么
He is very cold towards me and I don't know why.

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行程 [xíngchē]

  • 1.drive a vehicle
  • 2.line; row; rank | trade; …
  • 3.go; walk; travel; cover
  • 4.go; walk; travel; cover
  • 5.drive a vehicle

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