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How do you say "Why are you here?" in Chinese?
你为什么在这里?
nǐ wèi shén me zài zhè li ?
In Chinese, "Why are you here?" is 你为什么在这里?.
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Pronunciation
Nee way shen muh dzai juh lee, with wèi (for/because) and shénme (what) forming the why question.
Writing and usage
Six characters: 你 (you), 为 (for/because), 什 (what), 么 (particle), 在 (at/here), 这 (this), 里 (place). Asks about purpose or reason.
Example sentence
你为什么在这里?
Why are you here?
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How to remember 你为什么在这里?
Wèi shénme (why/for what) is the standard way to ask reasons, with 在这里 (at this place) clarifying location.
Related words
- What do you like? 你喜欢什么? nǐ xǐ huān shén me ?
- What do you want? 你想要什么? nǐ xiǎng yào shén me ?
- What is the temperature on Friday? 星期五的温度是多少? xīng qī wǔ de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the temperature on Sunday? 星期天的温度是多少? xīng qī tiān de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the temperature on Thursday? 星期四的温度是多少? xīng qī sì de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the weather on Friday? 星期五的天气怎么样? xīng qī wǔ de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is the weather on Saturday? 星期六的天气怎么样? xīng qī liù de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is the weather on Sunday? 星期天的天气怎么样? xīng qī tiān de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? 星期二的天气怎么样? xīng qī èr de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
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Questions about 你为什么在这里?
How do you say "Why are you here?" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "Why are you here?" is 你为什么在这里?. It is a noun.
How is 你为什么在这里? written in Chinese?
Six characters: 你 (you), 为 (for/because), 什 (what), 么 (particle), 在 (at/here), 这 (this), 里 (place). Asks about purpose or reason.
How is 你为什么在这里? used in a sentence?
Use 你为什么在这里? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 你为什么在这里? (Why are you here?).
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"Why are you here?" in other languages
- Japanese なぜここにいるのですか？ (naze koko ni iru no desu ka ？)
- Korean 왜 여기에 있어요? (wae yeogie isseoyo?)
- Spanish ¿Por qué estás aquí?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Por qué estás aquí?
- French Pourquoi es-tu ici ?
- German Warum bist du hier?
- Italian Perché sei qui?
- Russian Почему ты здесь? (počemu ty zdesʹ?)
- Greek Γιατί είσαι εδώ; (yati ise edho)
- Arabic أنت هنا ليه؟ (inta hina lih?)
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