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  1. why?
  2. for what reason?

Characters

  • 为 (為): as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)
  • 什 (什): what
  • 么 (麼): exclamatory final particle

Resources

Examples

我不明白为什么你这么批评他。

你为什么说要去公园散步?

为什么不问问你老师的建议呢?

为什么你昨晚睡不着?

那解释了为什么门是开着的。

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