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"why" in Chinese

为什么

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Literal Breakdown

Recording	English	Chinese	Learn
	for	为	Learn
	what	什么	Learn

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Summary

The Chinese translation for “why” is 为什么. The Chinese, 为什么, can be broken down into 2 parts:"for" (为) and "what" (什么).

Examples of "why" in use

There are 9 examples of the Chinese word for "why" being used:

Recording	English	Chinese	Learn
	I don't understand why people listen to music.	我不明白人们为什么听音乐。	Learn
	Why do you hate yourself?	你为什么讨厌自己？	Learn
	I don't understand why she doesn't like school!	我不明白她为什么不喜欢学校！	Learn
	I understand now why he didn't go to a university.	现在我明白他为什么没去上大学了。	Learn
	It's obvious! Why do you not know this?	这很明显！你为什么不知道这一点？	Learn
	Why are you eating so much meat sandwiches?	你为什么吃这么多肉三明治？	Learn
	Do you want to know why I quit?	您想知道为什么我要离开吗？	Learn
	Water has always been blue. Why is it red?	水一直都是蓝色的。为什么是红色的？	Learn
	Why have people suddenly become so quiet?	人们为什么突然变得这么安静了？	Learn

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I understand now why he didn't go to a university.,

Why have people suddenly become so quiet?

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