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She why busy

她为什么忙？

tā wèi shén me máng

Natural English

Why is she busy?

A reason question retaining why before the state predicate.

Sentence Category Questions
Sentence Type Standardized Expression
Level Basic

Token Mapping

  1. 1
    English Token
    she
    Chinese Unit
    她
    Pinyin
    tā
    Linked Word
    she - 她
  2. 2
    English Token
    why
    Chinese Unit
    为什么
    Pinyin
    wèi shén me
    Linked Word
    why - 为什么
  3. 3
    English Token
    busy
    Chinese Unit
    忙
    Pinyin
    máng
    Linked Word
    busy - 忙

Sentence Structure

Chinese Order
她 / 为什么 / 忙
Chinglish Order
she / why / busy
Natural English Order
Why is she busy?

Sentence Analysis

A reason question retaining why before the state predicate.

Sentence Analysis

她 / 为什么 / 忙 maps to She / why / busy. The question token remains after the subject, and natural-English inversion is kept only in the reference field.

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Standard Notes

Standard Status
Standard
Usage Context
Official Batch 002 candidate for manual editorial review.
Comprehensibility
Understandable with context

Related Words

she 她 tā why 为什么 wèi shén me busy 忙 máng