你爲什麼在這裡坐著？ - Zhictionary

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你爲什麼在這裡坐著？

Why are you just sitting there?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)

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.)

variant of 为 wéi

variant of 为 wèi

what?
something; anything

to exist; to be alive
(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

to sit
to take a seat
to take (a bus, airplane etc)
to bear fruit
variant of 座 zuò

a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
trick; tactic
(dialect) okay; all right
(dialect) to put in; to add

to touch
to come in contact with
to feel
to be affected by
to catch fire
to burn
(coll.) to fall asleep
(after a verb) hitting the mark
succeeding in

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

to wear (clothes)
to contact
to use
to apply

to make known
to show
to prove
to write
book
outstanding