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"why" in Chinese

为什么
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for 为
what 什么

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

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"why" Practice (12)
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Do you want to know why I quit?,
I don't understand why people listen to music.,
I don't understand why she doesn't like school!,
I understand now why he didn't go to a university.,
It's obvious! Why do you not know this?,
Water has always been blue. Why is it red?,
Why are you eating so much meat sandwiches?,
Why do you hate yourself?,
Why have people suddenly become so quiet?
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