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Learn Hardcore Chinese: wèishénme - why

Hardcore Chinese
/Lesson 5
/wèishénme

wèishénme

Word

为什么wèishénme

Meaning

why

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

Usages of wèishénme

你nǐ　为什么wèishénme　还hái　在zài　公司gōngsī？nǐ wèishénme hái zài gōngsī?

Why are you still at the company?

他tā　为什么wèishénme　还hái　没méi　来lái？　我wǒ　需要xūyào　找zhǎo　他tā。　你nǐ　等děng　了le　多久duōjiǔ？tā wèishénme hái méi lái? wǒ xūyào zhǎo tā. nǐ děng le duōjiǔ?

Why hasn’t he come yet? I need to look for him. How long have you been waiting?

那nà　个gè　年轻niánqīng　的de　记者jìzhě　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　问wèn　我wǒ，　为什么wèishénme　这zhè　里lǐ　的de　人rén　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　散步sànbù。nà gè niánqīng de jìzhě zài gōngyuán lǐ wèn wǒ, wèishénme zhè lǐ de rén dōu xǐhuan sànbù.

That young reporter asked me in the park why people here all like to take walks.

记者jìzhě　又yòu　问wèn　她tā，　为什么wèishénme　不bú　在zài　家jiā　玩wán　游戏yóuxì，　而是érshì　每天měitiān　来lái　公园gōngyuán　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú。jìzhě yòu wèn tā, wèishénme bú zài jiā wán yóuxì, érshì měitiān lái gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú.

The reporter then asked her why she doesn’t play games at home, but instead comes to the park to play basketball every day.

这么zhème　好hǎo　的de　机会jīhuì，　你nǐ　为什么wèishénme　不bú　试试shìshi？zhème hǎo de jīhuì, nǐ wèishénme bú shìshi?

Why don’t you give it a try when it’s such a good opportunity?

你nǐ　为什么wèishénme　一会儿yíhuìr　搭帐篷dāzhàngpeng，　一会儿yíhuìr　收帐篷shōuzhàngpeng？nǐ wèishénme yíhuìr dāzhàngpeng, yíhuìr shōuzhàngpeng?

Why do you pitch the tent one moment and pack it up the next?

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