湯姆為什麼還不睡？

Why is Tom still awake?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 湯姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
2 為什麼 wèishénme
  1. why?
  2. for what reason?
=3 還 Huán surname Huan
=3 還 hái
  1. still
  2. still in progress
  3. still more
  4. yet
  5. even more
  6. in addition
  7. fairly
  8. passably (good)
  9. as early as
  10. even
  11. also
  12. else
=3 還 huán
  1. to pay back
  2. to return
=3 還 xuán
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 旋 (“to rotate; to turn around”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) immediately
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) nimble; agile
  4. alternative form of 旋 (“to rotate; to turn around”)
  5. immediately
  6. nimble; agile
4 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
5 睡 shuì
  1. to sleep
  2. to lie down