如果你做的是好事,为什么我不能照做啊?

If you're doing something good, why can't I do that too?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 如果 guǒ
  1. if
  2. in case
  3. in the event that
=2 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=2 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
3 zuò
  1. to make; to produce
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
  4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
  5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
  6. to assume (an air or manner)
=4 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 de "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. or di in poetry and songs
=4 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=4 really and truly
=4 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=5 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=5 shì variant of shì
=6 好事 hǎoshì
  1. good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
  2. charity
  3. happy occasion
  4. Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
=6 好事 hàoshì to be meddlesome
7 为什么 wèishénme
  1. why?
  2. for what reason?
8
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
9 不能 néng
  1. cannot
  2. must not
  3. should not
10 照做 zhàozuò
  1. to do as instructed
  2. to comply
=11 ā
  1. interjection of surprise
  2. Ah!
  3. Oh!
=11 á
  1. interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer
  2. Eh?
  3. what?
=11 ǎ
  1. interjection of surprise or doubt
  2. Eh?
  3. My!
  4. what's up?
=11 à
  1. interjection or grunt of agreement
  2. uhm
  3. Ah, OK
  4. expression of recognition
  5. Oh, it's you!
=11 a modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent