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why meaning in Chinese

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why (for what reason)
adverb
[UK: waɪ]
[US: ˈwaɪ]

为什么 /wèishénme/adverb

为啥 /wèishá/adverb

為啥adverb

為甚麼/為什麼adverb

why me (expression questioning why something bad has happened to the speaker)
phrase

为什么是我 /wèishénme shì wǒ/phrase

為什麼是我phrase

why not (introduce a proposal)
adverb
[UK: waɪ nɒt]
[US: ˈwaɪ ˈnɑːt]

要不 /yàobù/adverb

why not (state one has no objection)
adverb
[UK: waɪ nɒt]
[US: ˈwaɪ ˈnɑːt]

好的 /hǎo de/adverb

why not (why is that not true)
adverb
[UK: waɪ nɒt]
[US: ˈwaɪ ˈnɑːt]

为什么 /wèishénme/adverb

为什么不呢 /wèishéme bù ne/adverb

何不 /hébù/adverb

為什麼adverb

為什麼不呢adverb

Dee Why (suburb of Sydney)
proper noun

德威proper noun