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- ... 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 ...5 KB (792 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... 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 ...3 KB (263 words) - 07:10, 15 May 2018
- Create Translation23 bytes (2 words) - 07:40, 19 March 2013
- ... 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 ...19 KB (3,096 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... 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 ...4 KB (556 words) - 01:52, 10 November 2020
- ... 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 ...5 KB (682 words) - 07:02, 17 December 2020
- ... 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 ...5 KB (685 words) - 07:37, 19 January 2021
- ... 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
- ... 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
- ... 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 ...16 KB (2,510 words) - 02:18, 14 March 2019
- ... meaning . See also How to do something with "zenme" Asking why with "zenme" "Not very" with "bu zenme" Sources and further ...3 KB (525 words) - 08:45, 24 April 2019
- ... 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 ...4 KB (532 words) - 08:26, 17 April 2019
- ... 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 ...8 KB (1,228 words) - 09:41, 14 January 2021
- ... 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 ...9 KB (1,434 words) - 05:02, 16 August 2022
- ... than a wiki? And if AllSet Learning teachers were to have access, why not open up access to ''all learners''? The Chinese Grammar Wiki was developed ...2 KB (353 words) - 01:25, 3 May 2017
- ... with "jingran" 居然 如何— Asking why with "zenme" 怎么 Lesson 2: ... with "hekuang" 何况 ; Expressing "why" with "hebi" 何必 ; Expressing "thanks ...4 KB (444 words) - 03:58, 21 May 2019
- ... than a wiki? And if AllSet Learning teachers were to have access, why not open up access to ''all learners''? The Chinese Grammar Wiki was developed ...2 KB (414 words) - 08:52, 18 January 2021
- ... 么 shénme - where 哪里 nǎlǐ - when 什么时候 shénme shíhou - why 为什么 wèishénme - how 怎么 zěnme The words to ask about ...2 KB (287 words) - 04:03, 25 April 2017
- ... to get used to. Examples 你 为什么 不 让 我 去 ？Nǐ wèishénme bù ràng wǒ qù?Why won't you let me go? 这 部 电影 让 人 很 感动 。Zhè bù diànyǐng ràng rén hěn ...5 KB (721 words) - 03:19, 11 March 2019
- ... 难道 他 自己 不 会 做 吗？Nǐ wèishénme yào bāng tā zuò? Nándào tā zìjǐ bù huì zuò ma?Why would you help him do it? Can't he do it by himself? 他 说 的 都 是 对的。难道 你 ...6 KB (926 words) - 03:06, 17 December 2020
- ... Surprisingly enough, they're used to describe the result of a verb. Why result complements are necessary in Chinese In English, we have separate ...11 KB (1,346 words) - 09:48, 27 February 2019
- ... the "doer" omittedRègǒu bèi chī le.The hot dog was eaten. Why use them? First, passive sentences indicate that one has been negatively affected ...11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
- ... , on learning about 把 sentences for the first time, have the same reaction: ''"Why the heck would I ever use this structure? The SVO word order always ...15 KB (2,034 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
- ... me? 为什么 你 不 喜欢 喝 咖啡？Wèishénme nǐ bù xǐhuan hē kāfēi?Why don't you like to drink coffee? Almost all verbs can be negated with 不 (bù) ( Negation of ...4 KB (672 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... 一下 为什么。I feel it should be a quick explanation.Qǐng nǐ shuō yīxià wèishénme.Please say why. 不要 生气 了，笑 一下！Just one quick laugh Bùyào shēngqì le, xiào ...4 KB (573 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... 么 A1 怎么 + Verb ? 怎么 走? grammar point ASGH2MNO Similar Asking why with "zenme" Similar Placement of question words Similar "Not often" with ...4 KB (552 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... 信 了 ，你 怎么 不 回 ？Wǒ gěi nǐ fā duǎnxìn le. Nǐ zěnme bù huí?I sent you a text. Why didn't you reply? 她 的 粉丝 常常 给 她 寄 礼物 。Tā de fěnsī chángcháng gěi tā jì ...4 KB (615 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... you ever met Obama? Later on you'll learn more about separable verb why this is the case , but for now just memorize the correct pattern. Where ...8 KB (1,216 words) - 09:52, 2 April 2019
- ... . 下班 以后，你们 一起 来 我 家 吧。Xiàbān yǐhòu, nǐmen yīqǐ lái wǒ jiā ba.After work, why don't you all come to my home together? 下 个 月 我 和 妈妈 一起 去 旅行。Xià gè ...3 KB (524 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... English will use the phrase "very like?" Now you know why See also Emphasizing with "henshi" Expressing "excessively" with tai The ...4 KB (564 words) - 03:53, 16 April 2019
- REDIRECT Asking why with "zenme"37 bytes (5 words) - 02:49, 16 March 2012
- ... hé míngtiān dōu kěyǐ ma?Are today and tomorrow both OK? (If you're unclear why the 都 (dōu) is used in the sentences above, see our article on The ...4 KB (644 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... . He definitely won't have time for this. 今天 怎么 这么 冷 ？Jīntiān zěnme zhème lěng?Why is it so cold today? 你 怎么 这么 没 礼貌 ？Nǐ zěnme zhème méi lǐmào?How ...4 KB (608 words) - 07:55, 14 May 2019
- Grammar Box You might wonder why you have 不比 (bù bǐ) for negative comparisons when you already have Basic comparisons with "meiyou" 没有 (méiyǒu) ...4 KB (635 words) - 08:25, 17 December 2020
- ... 这个菜 got moved to the frontZhège cài nǐmen zěnme yīdiǎn yě méi chī?Why didn't you eat this dish at all? See also Expressing "not even one ...4 KB (653 words) - 07:13, 29 November 2018
- ... (diào). There really aren't a lot of these, which is part of the reason why these are usually seen as one verb instead of a verb-complement structure ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... 空气 污染 。Wǒ xiǎng líkāi Běijīng de yuányīn zhī yī shì kōngqì wūrǎn.One of the reasons why I want to leave Beijing is the air pollution. 中秋节 是 中国 重要 的 传 ...4 KB (595 words) - 08:01, 22 April 2019
- ... 明白 他 为什么 这么 傻 ！Wǒ jiǎnzhí bù míngbái tā wèishénme zhème shǎ I just don't understand why he's so stupid. 我 简直 不 知道 怎么 教 这样 的 学生 ！Wǒ jiǎnzhí bù zhīdào ...5 KB (804 words) - 09:21, 18 January 2021
- ... 作弊 呢？Tā yīxiàng shìgè hǎo xuéshēng, zěnme kěnéng huì zuòbì ne?He's always been a good student, why would he possibly cheat? 中国人 一向 把 红色 视为 吉祥 喜庆 的 颜 ...5 KB (706 words) - 09:32, 14 January 2021
- ... , kàn-kan zhè lánlán de tiānkōng, lǜlǜ de tiányuán, shēnghuó duō měihǎo a Why so glum? Look at that blue sky, those green fields. Life is so wonderful ...4 KB (665 words) - 10:13, 23 December 2020
- ... to scream like a lunatic. 你 怎么 像 我 妈 一样 啰嗦 ！ Nǐ zěnme xiàng wǒ mā yīyàng luōsuo Why do you sound as nagging as my mom 我 像 你 一样 大 的时候，还 不 知道 手机 是 ...4 KB (555 words) - 10:08, 18 January 2021
- ... 清楚 些？Nǐ wèishénme bù wǎng qián yīdiǎn, yǐbiàn kàn de gèng qīngchu xiē?Why didn't you move forward a little to get a somewhat clearer view? See also ...4 KB (599 words) - 10:06, 23 December 2020
- ... ，就 你 说话 。Nǐ shuō shénme shuō, dàjiā dōu bù shuōhuà, jiù nǐ shuōhuà.Why are you talking? Everyone else isn't saying a word, it's just you talking. 你 看 ...4 KB (620 words) - 08:17, 23 November 2020
- ... toys away. 你 为什么 要 把 我 的 手机 藏 起来 ？Nǐ wèishénme yào bǎ wǒ de shǒujī cáng qǐlái?Why would you hide my cell phone? 你 可以 把 手机 拆开 ， 但是 你 能 重新 装 起来 吗 ...5 KB (698 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
- ... been said that Chinese has hundreds of ways to say "yes," and this is why: ''every verb can be used to mean "yes."'' More Advanced Usage However ...9 KB (1,438 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... ) work together to emphasize that an action is ''already done.'' This is why the translations on the side add the word "already" in parentheses at the ...7 KB (1,068 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... point ASGVYIZT Similar How to do something with "zenme" Similar Asking why with "zenme“ Similar "Not often" with "bu zenme" Rel char 不 ...3 KB (508 words) - 03:56, 15 May 2019
- ... .css''' ccButton z-index: 100; detectBox z-index: 100; ---- Not sure why, but there's an error in the Semantic MediaWiki page that displays ...2 KB (256 words) - 05:04, 22 January 2017
- ... hěn lèi.He is always tired. 你 为什么 总是 很 忙？Nǐ wèishénme zǒngshì hěn máng?Why are you always very busy? 你 家 总是 很 干净。Nǐ jiā zǒngshì hěn gānjìng.Your ...3 KB (500 words) - 09:31, 2 April 2019
- ... nǐ wán de bù gāoxìng, zěnme zhème zǎo jiù huílái le?It seems you didn't have a good time. Why did you come back so early? 看来 我们 来 晚 了，排 的 队 这么 长 ...5 KB (743 words) - 06:27, 8 April 2022
- ... . 才 六点 ，起 那么 早 干吗 ？Cái liù diǎn, qǐ nàme zǎo gànmá?It's only six. Why did you get up so early? Emphasis with 就 Expressing Earliness with 就 ...9 KB (1,300 words) - 09:28, 17 December 2020
- ... 们都在提自己的建议，你却坐在那里不说话？They are all trying to assert their opinions, but you're there not talking. Why? B: 我以前经常提建议，你没表扬我，反而说我话多。我只好不说了。I used to bring ...6 KB (656 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
- ... rénjia de shì, nǐ guǎn nàme duō gàn ma?That's other people's business. Why get involved? Additional Uses of 人家 For these additional uses of 人 ...4 KB (505 words) - 08:50, 24 April 2019
- ... zuò jiù zuò, kǎolǜ nàme duō gànmá?If you want to do it, do it. Why do you need to think about it so much? Advanced Pattern You can also add ...5 KB (652 words) - 09:06, 1 December 2020
- ... of Chinese. 为什么 这里 一 个 人 都 没有 ？ Wèishénme zhèlǐ yī gè rén dōu méiyǒu? Why is there not a single person here? 我 一 口 都 没 吃 。 Wǒ yī kǒu dōu méi chī.I ...4 KB (610 words) - 06:25, 12 April 2024
- ... with me, please 你们 倒是 签 啊 ！ Please sign it (Why are you hesitating?) Sources and further reading Books Practicing HSK Grammar (语 ...4 KB (463 words) - 06:28, 8 April 2018
- ... to manage effectively. 你 为什么 说 昨天 在 街上 看到 我 了？我 根本 没有 出去！Why did say you saw me on the street yesterday? I didn't even go out 他 只 是 一 个 小 孩子，根本 ...5 KB (557 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
- ... . 那 本 书 昨天 还 在 这儿 来着，今天 怎么 找 不到 了 ？That book was here yesterday. Why can't I find it today? 他 叫 什么 来着？What was his name again? 那 首 歌 是 谁 唱 的 来 ...3 KB (397 words) - 03:47, 21 November 2017
- ... special," you'll likely have difficulty making natural sentences, and you won't know why. It really all does seem a bit random and arbitrary until you ...3 KB (337 words) - 09:25, 28 November 2018
- Grammar Box There are many ways to explain why you are doing something or what an object is used for. One of the more natural ways just happens to ...4 KB (621 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... with "le" To go to a place Chapter 5 Asking why with "zenme" Separable verb Negative commands with "bie" Chapter 6 ...5 KB (619 words) - 04:09, 25 April 2017
- ... think that Expressing duration of inaction Chapter 10 Asking why with "zenme" Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Softening the ...5 KB (618 words) - 08:58, 13 October 2017
- ... "xiang" Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou" Asking why with "zenme" Chapter 7 Expressing duration (ongoing) "For ...5 KB (616 words) - 07:33, 22 November 2018
- ... that "Zai" following verbs Negative commands with "bie" Asking why with "zenme" Sentence-final interjection "a" Chapter 5 ...5 KB (600 words) - 06:41, 8 January 2014
- ... precede a verb like any other prepositional phrase, they sometimes come after. Why have it both ways? There is some academic debate over whether this ...5 KB (750 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... about whether a " result complement " or a " potential complement " is needed, why not just memorize some set phrases for immediate use? This is ...6 KB (170 words) - 04:09, 25 April 2017
- ... to find a rich boyfriend. 你们 为什么 想要 离开 北京 ？Nǐmen wèishénme xiǎngyào líkāi Běijīng? Why do you all want to leave Beijing? 他 想要 帮 你 找 一 个 更好 的 工作。Tā ...10 KB (1,565 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... referred to as the "5 W's and 1 H" (what, where, who, when, why, how), to make questions. These question words also exist in Chinese, but their ...15 KB (2,464 words) - 16:44, 19 April 2020
- ... Different Subjects Structure What follows the first 越 is typically the reason why the second 越 phrase happens. Subj. 1 + 越 ⋯⋯ ，Subj. 2 + 越 ...5 KB (839 words) - 08:55, 2 December 2020
- ... běnlái jiù bù duì, wèishénme hái yào wǒ tīng tā de?What he says has always been wrong, so why do you still want me to listen to him? 她 本来 就 很 有钱，当然 买 ...6 KB (926 words) - 07:41, 19 January 2021
- ... 情，至于 这么 生气 吗？Zhè diǎn xiǎo shìqing, zhìyú zhème shēngqì ma?Over such a small thing, why are you so angry? 我 是 不 高兴，但 不 至于 不 跟 你 说话。Wǒ shì bù gāoxìng ...5 KB (710 words) - 09:33, 14 January 2021
- ... 一 遍 又 一 遍 地 听 这 首 歌 ？Nǐ wèishénme yī biàn yòu yī biàn de tīng zhè shǒu gē?Why do you listen to this song over and over again? 他们 一 次 又 一 次 犯 这 种 小 错 ...4 KB (709 words) - 08:08, 26 November 2018
- ... 就 拿 别人 的 东西 ？Nǐ zěnme lián wèn dōu bù wèn jiù ná biérén de dōngxi?Why are you taking other people's stuff without even asking? 他 连 说 都 不 说 就 走 了 。Tā ...4 KB (606 words) - 03:54, 18 January 2021
- REDIRECT Expressing "why" with "hebi"41 bytes (5 words) - 09:47, 26 March 2018
- ... char 怎么 Similar How to do something with "zenme" Similar Asking why with "zenme" Similar Placement of question words Used for Asking ...3 KB (481 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... equally accommodate both systems in one list of grammar points. That is why the Chinese Grammar Wiki has created separate listings for CEFR levels and ...2 KB (256 words) - 10:00, 13 June 2019
- ... rhetorical questions Used for Expressing attitude Translation who Translation why Translation how Structure Question Forms7 KB (1,110 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... in each of these sentences, even if the word 现在 isn't present. That's why an implied "now" has been added in for some English translations. 你 再 不 ...5 KB (740 words) - 03:21, 17 December 2020
- ... in each of these sentences, even if the word 现在 isn't present. That's why an implied "now" has been added in for some English translations. 再 不 走 ...999 bytes (128 words) - 15:07, 14 January 2021
- ... , on learning about 把 sentences for the first time, have the same reaction: ''"Why the heck would I ever use this structure? The SVO word order always ...12 KB (1,773 words) - 03:08, 29 December 2021
