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Asking why with "zenme"
... 的小猫死了，她怎么不难过？Tā de xiǎomāo sǐ le, tā zěnme bù nánguò? Her kitten died. Why isn't she sad? 每天工作十二个小时，你怎么不累？Měi tiān gōngzuò shí'èr gè ...

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Expressing "why" with "hebi"
... 票排那么长时间的队，何必呢？Spend so much time on waiting to buy a movie ticket? Why? 为这样的人伤心，何必呢？不值得。Don't have to be so sad about this type of ...

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Why
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23 bytes (2 words) - 07:40, 19 March 2013
Placement of question words
... tā hěn máng.Because he is busy. A:你早上为什么不在？Nǐ zǎoshang wèishénme bù zài?Why were you not here this morning? B:因为我出去见朋友了。Yīnwèi wǒ chūqù jiàn ...

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Emphasizing negation with "you"
... 今天又不热，开空调干吗？Jīntiān yòu bù rè, kāi kōngtiáo gànmá?It's not hot today. Why turn on the air conditioner? 明天又不上班，那么早起床干吗？Míngtiān yòu bù ...

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Stating the effect before the cause
... 是因为他太疯狂了。Wǒ zhī suǒyǐ bù xǐhuan tā shì yīnwèi tā tài fēngkuáng le.The reason why I don't like him is because he's too crazy. 我们之所以迟到了是因为路 ...

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Expressing "since" with "jiran"
... 什么还想跟他出去？Nǐ jìrán bù xǐhuan tā, wèishénme hái xiǎng gēn tā chūqù?Since you don't like him, why would you go out with him? 既然你已经决定了，为什么现在后悔 ...

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Reference:Qing Wen
... to Our Listeners QW0244: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/why-oh-why Why oh Why QW0245: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/number-one-idioms Number ...

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Expressing purpose with "weile"
... 他做兼职是为了多赚点钱。Tā zuò jiānzhí shì wèile duō zhuàn diǎn qián.The reason why he has a part time job is to make a little more money. 你学中文是因为你 ...

5 KB (714 words) - 09:30, 17 December 2020
Reference:Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇)
... Contrary" with "fan'er" (on the contrary) "何不…"(why not) Lesson 5 "怎么" Asking why with "zenme" (why) "居然" Comparing "juran" and "fan'er ...

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Comparing "zai" and "you"
... 怎么又给我打电话了，什么事？Nǐ zěnme yòu gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà le, shénme shì?Why do you keep calling me? What it it? 这个人又来了。Zhège rén yòu lái le.This guy is ...

10 KB (1,603 words) - 07:24, 19 January 2021
Reference:Integrated Chinese: Level 2 (3rd ed)
... 其中而抗议 (protest) 说好 (to come to an agreement) 凭什么 (why on earth; on what basis do you) 尽量 (as much as possible) Lesson Twenty 怎 ...

7 KB (560 words) - 08:24, 7 June 2012
Reference:Integrated Chinese: Level 2 (2nd ed)
... 其中而抗议 (protest) 说好 (to come to an agreement) 凭什么 (why on earth; on what basis do you) 尽量 (as much as possible) Lesson Twenty 怎 ...

7 KB (573 words) - 08:24, 7 June 2012
Reference:Integrated Chinese: Level 2 (1st ed)
... 其中而抗议 (protest) 说好 (to come to an agreement) 凭什么 (why on earth; on what basis do you) 尽量 (as much as possible) Lesson Twenty 怎 ...

7 KB (570 words) - 08:23, 7 June 2012
Reference:Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)
... question words 哪儿 Challenging a Verb with ''shenme" 什么 Asking why with "zenme" 怎么 Expressing "everyone" with "shei" 谁 Asking ...

7 KB (628 words) - 01:57, 25 October 2017
Reference:卓越汉语－公司实战篇
... interrogative pronoun)... 这就是为什么... this is why... / 这就是...的原因 this is the reason why 【 "Stuff like that" with "zhileide" n.＋之类 ..., and ...

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Separable verb
... bù xǐhuan liáo tā de gōngzuò.My father doesn't like to talk about his work. Why Use Them If separable verbs are simply verb-object phrases, then ...

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Expressing "not often" with "bu zenme"
... meaning . See also How to do something with "zenme" Asking why with "zenme" "Not very" with "bu zenme" Sources and further ...

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Using "always" as a complaint with "laoshi"
... 你怎么老是加班？Nǐ zěnme lǎoshì jiābān?Why are you always working late? 那个孩子老 ... 这么凶干吗？Nǐ lǎoshì zhème xiōng gànmá?Why are you always so mean? 他真讨厌 ...

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Comparing "chao" "xiang" and "wang"
... 什么火？我说了他不听。A: Nǐ cháo wǒ fā shénme huǒ? Wǒ shuō le tā bù tīng.Why are you getting mad at me? I told him but he didn't listen B: 不好意思，我应该向 ...

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Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai"
... 帮他？Tā běnlái jiù bù shì gè hǎorén, nǐ zěnme hái yào bāng tā?He was never a good person. Why do you still want to help him? 她本来就不喜欢你，你别再追她了 ...

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