你怎么不给我打电话呢?不然我就去机场接你了。

Why didn't you call me? I would have picked you up at the airport.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=1 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.)
=2 怎么 zěnme
  1. how?
  2. what?
  3. why?
=2 怎么 zěnme variant of 怎么 zěnme
3 不给
  1. (literary) to be insufficient; to be inadequate; to be lacking
  2. to be insufficient; to be inadequate; to be lacking
4
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
5 打电话 diànhuà to make a telephone call
=6 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
=6 dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
7 不然 rán
  1. not so
  2. no
  3. or else
  4. otherwise
  5. if not
  6. How about ...?
8
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
9 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: jiù ... ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: ... jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...
10
  1. to go
  2. to go to (a place)
  3. (of a time etc) last
  4. just passed
  5. to send
  6. to remove
  7. to get rid of
  8. to reduce
  9. to be apart from in space or time
  10. to die (euphemism)
  11. to play (a part)
  12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
  13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
  14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
11 机场 chǎng
  1. airport; airfield
  2. (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship

classifiers: ,

12 jiē
  1. to receive
  2. to answer (the phone)
  3. to meet or welcome sb
  4. to connect
  5. to catch
  6. to join
  7. to extend
  8. to take one's turn on duty
  9. to take over for sb
=13 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=13 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.)
=14 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=14 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=14 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=14 liào unofficial variant of liào