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ID: QW0244 Intermediate
Thanks to an absolute deluge of ideas from our lovely listeners, Qing Wen is back with another highly-useful lesson. Today, we're covering one of the most useful question words out there: WHY? Learn the subtle difference in tone between the three most common words for why in Mandarin Chinese and how to use them to perfection!
Jenny,Greg,Connie
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
为什么
wèishénme 为什么
Why?
你为什么想学中文
nǐ 你wèishénme 为什么xiǎng 想xué 学Zhōngwén 中文
Why do you want to learn Chinese?
你为什么不开车
nǐ 你wèishénme 为什么bù 不kāi 开chē 车
Why don't you drive?
这里为什么要加了啊
zhèlǐ 这里wèishénme 为什么yào 要jiā 加le 了a 啊
Why do you have to add a "le" here?
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