為什麼你的耳朵這麼大？

Why are your ears so big?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 為什麼 wèishénme
  1. why?
  2. for what reason?
=2 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=2 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
=3 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=3 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=3 的 dí really and truly
=3 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
4 耳朵 ěrduo
  1. ear
  2. handle (on a cup)

classifiers: 隻, 個, 對
5 這麼 zhème
  1. so much
  2. this much
  3. how much?
  4. this way
  5. like this
=6 大 dà
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
=6 大 dài see 大夫 dàifu