How to Say ‘Then why do you want to do this job?’ in Traditional Chinese
那你為什麼想做這個工作？
nà nǐ wèi shén me xiǎng zuò zhè gè gōng zuò
[nà nǐ wèishénme shyang zuò zhè guh gong-dzwaw]
💬 Usage Tip: 那 (nà) at the start of a sentence means "then" or "so", linking to what was just said — it's not "that" here.
Phrase Breakdown
那你為什麼
nà nǐ wèi shén me
so why do you
那 (nà) means 'then' or 'so' and links to the previous topic. 為什麼 is 'why'.
那你為什麼不去？
So why aren't you going?
Words in this phrase
那
nà
[nà]
then; so
Used at the start of a sentence to move on to a new topic.
那我們走吧。
Then let's go.
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
為什麼
wèi shén me
[wèishénme]
why
Question word asking for a reason.
你為什麼哭？
Why are you crying?
想做這個工作？
xiǎng zuò zhè gè gōng zuò
want to do this job?
想 + verb means 'want to do'. Let your voice show this is a question.
我很想做這個工作。
I really want to do this job.
Words in this phrase
想
xiǎng
[shyang]
want to; would like to
Used to express desire or intention to do something.
我想多認識一些產業的人。
I want to get to know more people in the industry.
做
zuò
[zuò]
to do
A basic verb for performing an action or task.
你今天要做什麼？
What are you going to do today?
這
zhè
[zhè]
this
Indicates a specific object mentioned or nearby.
殘劍的這張字表達了他的思想。
Broken Sword's piece of calligraphy expresses his thoughts.
個
gè
[guh]
measure word; individual
A common classifier used for people or many general nouns.
每個人對文化都有不同看法。
Each person has a different view of culture.
工作
gōng zuò
[gong-dzwaw]
work; job
A job, profession, or the tasks you do as employment.
這份工作很適合剛畢業的人。
This job is very suitable for someone who just graduated.
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