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why

为什么

wèi shén me

A question token asking for the reason behind a state or action.

Standard Mapping

Chinese
为什么
Pinyin
wèi shén me
Meaning
询问原因
Note
Reason-focused question word.

Meaning and Usage

Meaning and Usage

Use why for 为什么 at the Chinese semantic position. Generation is disabled until predicate compatibility is reviewed.

Mapping Boundary

Correct: She why busy → 她为什么忙?

Incorrect: Why she busy as the stored Chinglish order.

Reason: 为什么 follows the subject in the source.

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Mapping Boundary

Correct Mapping

She why busy → 她为什么忙?

Incorrect Mapping or Split

Why she busy as the stored Chinglish order.

Reason

为什么 follows the subject in the source.

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