“你不能用问题来回答我的问题。” “为什么不能？”

"You can't answer my question with a question." "Why not?"

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=1 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.)
2 不能 bùnéng
  1. cannot
  2. must not
  3. should not
3 用 yòng
  1. to use; to make use of; to employ
  2. (coverb) with; using
  3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
  4. usefulness; utility
  5. (bound form) expense; outlay
  6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
  7. (literary) hence; therefore
4 问题 wèntí
  1. question
  2. problem
  3. issue
  4. topic

classifier: 個
5 来回 láihuí
  1. to make a round trip
  2. return journey
  3. back and forth
  4. to and fro
  5. repeatedly
=6 答 dā bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 dá, used in 答应 dāying, 答理 dāli etc
=6 答 dá
  1. to answer
  2. to reply
  3. to respond
7 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=8 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 跑堂儿的 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
=8 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=8 的 dí really and truly
=8 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
9 问题 wèntí
  1. question
  2. problem
  3. issue
  4. topic

classifier: 個
10 为什么 wèishénme
  1. why?
  2. for what reason?
11 不能 bùnéng
  1. cannot
  2. must not
  3. should not