妳幹嘛不穿件連衣裙呢？

Why don't you wear a dress?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 妳 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.)
=1 妳 nǎi variant of 嬭 nǎi
2 幹嘛 gànmá
  1. what are you doing?
  2. whatever for?
  3. why on earth?
3 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
4 穿 chuān
  1. to wear
  2. to put on
  3. to dress
  4. to bore through
  5. to pierce
  6. to perforate
  7. to penetrate
  8. to pass through
  9. to thread
5 件 jiàn
  1. item
  2. component
  3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc
6 連衣裙 liányīqún a one-piece dress
=7 呢 ne
  1. particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
  2. particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
  3. particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
  4. (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
  5. particle indicating strong affirmation
=7 呢 ní dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)