义项
询问原因
Asks for a reason. Like every Chinese question word it stays in the slot the answer would fill — before the verb — and the answer usually begins with 因为.
pronoun
例句
- 你为什么不来？你為什麼不來？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) wèishénme (fourth tone, falling) bù (fourth tone, falling) lái? (second tone, rising)···
Why aren’t you coming?
- 你为什么学习汉语？你為什麼學習漢語？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) wèishénme (fourth tone, falling) xuéxí (second tone, rising) Hànyǔ? (fourth tone, falling)···
Why are you learning Chinese?
常见错误
不太对你不来为什么？
正确你为什么不来？
Chinese question words stay where the answer would go. The reason belongs before the verb, so 为什么 cannot be left dangling at the end.