A 什麼 + * * shen2me what/ whatever/ why/ something was + +
A 為什麼 + * * wei4 shen2me why/ why (or how) is it that … verwendet in Zusammensetzungen für Fragewörter etc, siehe: shen2me + +
A 怎麼 + * * zen3me how/ why/ however wie + +
C 何必 + * * he2bi4 why is it necessary to/ there is no need to wozu denn, warum denn + +
C 怪不得 + * * guai4 bu de no wonder/ so that's why/ put no blame on Kein Wunder + +
C + * * o4 oh (that's why/ now I understand) Interjektion, ach so, ich verstehe + +
D 為何 + * * wei4 he2 why warum, weshalb, weswegen + +
D 怎麼著 + * * zen3mezhe why warum + +

怎么* 1 zen3 me5 how?/ what?/ why?
为什么* 2 wei4 shen2 me5 why?/ for what reason?
怪不得* 5 guai4 bu5 de5 lit. you can't blame it!/ no wonder!/ so that's why!
何必* 5 he2 bi4 there is no need/ why should
* 6 za3 (dialect) why/ how/ what




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why warum 为什么 ทำไม pourquoi por qué perché miksi


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why. n: Reason +



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96 为什么 +
1681 为什么 叹气 +


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why +

(Why?) + + (Oh, well, why) + + 왠지 (I don’t know why, there is no reason for it) + + 하필 (Why necessarily? Why of all things?) + + 어째서 (For what reason, why is that) + +
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