What does 为什么 (wèi shén me | wei4 shen2 me5) mean in Chinese?

The Chinese word

为什么？
wei2 shen2 me?
Why?

你为什么哭？
ni3 wei2 shen2 me ku1?
Why are you crying? | Why did you cry?

他为什么不回来？
ta1 wei2 shen2 me bu4 hui2 lai2?
Why doesn't he come back?

你为什么来了日本？
ni3 wei2 shen2 me lai2 liao3 ri4 ben3?
Why did you come to Japan?

为什么你不来看我们？
wei2 shen2 me ni3 bu4 lai2 kan4 wo3 men2?
Why don't you come visit us?

为什么不订些批萨呢？
wei2 shen2 me bu4 ding4 xie1 pi1 sa4 ne?
Why don't we order pizza?

为什么喜欢喝浓咖啡？
wei2 shen2 me xi3 huan1 he1 nong2 ka1 fei1?
Why do you like coffee strong?

我为什么一定要那么做？
wo3 wei2 shen2 me yi1 ding4 yao4 na4 me zuo4?
Why do I have to do that?

你为什么说要去公园散步？
nǐ wéi shén me shuō yào qù gōng yuán sàn bù?
Why are you saying you want to walk in the park?

告诉我你为什么要去那儿。
gao4 su4 wo3 ni3 wei2 shen2 me yao4 qu4 na4 er2.
Tell me why you want to go there.

为什么那么多人访问京都？
wei2 shen2 me na4 me duo1 ren2 fang3 wen4 jing1 du1?
Why do so many people visit Kyoto?

那解释了为什么门是开着的。
nà jiě shì liǎo wéi shén me mén shì kāi zhuó de.
That accounts for why the door was open.

为什么你把长凳漆成红色了？
wei2 shen2 me ni3 ba3 chang2 deng4 qi1 cheng2 hong2 se4 liao3?
Why did you paint the bench red?

为什么这两天一天比一天热？
wei2 shen2 me zhe4 liang3 tian1 yi1 tian1 bi3 yi1 tian1 re4?
Why has it been getting hotter and hotter these last two days?

我不明白为什么你这么批评他。
wǒ bù míng bái wéi shén me nǐ zhè me pī píng tā.
I can't understand why you are so critical of him.

你为什么不去？"因为我不想去。
ni3 wei2 shen2 me bu4 qu4 ？" yin1 wei2 wo3 bu4 xiang3 qu4.
Why aren't you going? "Because I don't want to.".

喜欢男人，为什么还要和女人结婚？
xi3 huan1 nan2 ren2, wei2 shen2 me huan2 yao4 he2 nv3 ren2 jie2 hun1?
Why would you marry a woman if you like men?

给你解释这为什么行不通要花很多时间。
gei3 ni3 jie3 shi4 zhe4 wei2 shen2 me xing2 bu4 tong1 yao4 hua1 hen3 duo1 shi2 jian1.
It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work.

感谢最后为我说明了为什么人们把我当作傻瓜了。
gan3 xie4 zui4 hou4 wei2 wo3 shuo1 ming2 liao3 wei2 shen2 me ren2 men2 ba3 wo3 dang1 zuo4 sha3 gua1 liao3.
Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot.

	The Chinese word
	为什么
	is pronounced
	wèi shén me \| wei4 shen2 me5
	means
	why, for what reason

	Examples:
	为什么？ wei2 shen2 me? Why?
	你为什么哭？ ni3 wei2 shen2 me ku1? Why are you crying? \| Why did you cry?
	他为什么不回来？ ta1 wei2 shen2 me bu4 hui2 lai2? Why doesn't he come back?
	你为什么来了日本？ ni3 wei2 shen2 me lai2 liao3 ri4 ben3? Why did you come to Japan?
	为什么你不来看我们？ wei2 shen2 me ni3 bu4 lai2 kan4 wo3 men2? Why don't you come visit us?
	为什么不订些批萨呢？ wei2 shen2 me bu4 ding4 xie1 pi1 sa4 ne? Why don't we order pizza?
	为什么喜欢喝浓咖啡？ wei2 shen2 me xi3 huan1 he1 nong2 ka1 fei1? Why do you like coffee strong?
	我为什么一定要那么做？ wo3 wei2 shen2 me yi1 ding4 yao4 na4 me zuo4? Why do I have to do that?
	你为什么说要去公园散步？ nǐ wéi shén me shuō yào qù gōng yuán sàn bù? Why are you saying you want to walk in the park?
	告诉我你为什么要去那儿。 gao4 su4 wo3 ni3 wei2 shen2 me yao4 qu4 na4 er2. Tell me why you want to go there.
	为什么那么多人访问京都？ wei2 shen2 me na4 me duo1 ren2 fang3 wen4 jing1 du1? Why do so many people visit Kyoto?
	那解释了为什么门是开着的。 nà jiě shì liǎo wéi shén me mén shì kāi zhuó de. That accounts for why the door was open.
	为什么你把长凳漆成红色了？ wei2 shen2 me ni3 ba3 chang2 deng4 qi1 cheng2 hong2 se4 liao3? Why did you paint the bench red?
	为什么这两天一天比一天热？ wei2 shen2 me zhe4 liang3 tian1 yi1 tian1 bi3 yi1 tian1 re4? Why has it been getting hotter and hotter these last two days?
	我不明白为什么你这么批评他。 wǒ bù míng bái wéi shén me nǐ zhè me pī píng tā. I can't understand why you are so critical of him.
	你为什么不去？"因为我不想去。 ni3 wei2 shen2 me bu4 qu4 ？" yin1 wei2 wo3 bu4 xiang3 qu4. Why aren't you going? "Because I don't want to.".
	喜欢男人，为什么还要和女人结婚？ xi3 huan1 nan2 ren2, wei2 shen2 me huan2 yao4 he2 nv3 ren2 jie2 hun1? Why would you marry a woman if you like men?
	给你解释这为什么行不通要花很多时间。 gei3 ni3 jie3 shi4 zhe4 wei2 shen2 me xing2 bu4 tong1 yao4 hua1 hen3 duo1 shi2 jian1. It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work.
	感谢最后为我说明了为什么人们把我当作傻瓜了。 gan3 xie4 zui4 hou4 wei2 wo3 shuo1 ming2 liao3 wei2 shen2 me ren2 men2 ba3 wo3 dang1 zuo4 sha3 gua1 liao3. Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org