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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 为什么
[wèishénme]
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adverb
why
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你为什么迟到了?
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Why were you late?
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 为什么
[wèishénme]
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1.
用于询问原因或目的
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为什么迟到?。去?
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为什么一定要我
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值得询问的问题
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《十万个为什么》。
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凡事都应问个为什么。
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Examples
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他为什么迟迟不来?
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Why is he taking so long to come?
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小明老爱问为什么,老爱打破砂锅问到底。
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Xiaoming always asks why and he'll never be satisfied until he knows everything.
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你那样干到底是为什么?
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What in the world did you do that for?
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他不来就算了,为什么非叫他来?
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If he doesn't want to come, that's fine. Why should we insist on him coming?
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为什么这样慌慌张张的?
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Why are you so flustered?
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为什么有些作品不成熟呢?因为急于求成。
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Some works are immature owing to undue haste.
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我不知道为什么,我就不喜欢他。
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I don't know why, I just don't like him.
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你为什么不吭声?
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Why do you keep silent?
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这是你自己做的事,为什么要拉上别人?
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It was all your own doing. Why drag in others?
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