hú
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
reckless
outrageous
what?
why?
to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])
hé bù
why not?
why not do (sth)?
xī
(literary) what?
where?
why?
dào shi
contrary to what one might expect
actually
contrariwise
why don't you
hé xū
there is no need
why should
hé kǔ
why bother?
is it worth the trouble?
hé bì
there is no need
why should
gàn má
what are you doing?
whatever for?
why on earth?
suǒ yǐ
therefore
as a result
so
the reason why
guài bu de
no wonder!
so that's why!
hé kǔ ne
why bother?
is it worth the trouble?
gù yún
that's why it is called...
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]
hé bù shí ròu mí
lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di4] when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat)
fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
hé chū cǐ yán
where do these words stem from?
why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
nǎ mén zi
(coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what
what kind
why on earth
zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ rán
to know that it is so but not why it is so (idiom)
píng shén me
(spoken) why?
for which reason?