How to Say ‘Then why did April go down?’ in Traditional Chinese
那四月為什麼下降？
nà sì yuè wèi shén me xià jiàng
[nà sì yuè wèishénme xiàjiàng]
💬 Usage Tip: In Chinese the time comes before 為什麼, not after it. Put it in the slot right after 那: 那上週為什麼下降？ "Then why did last week drop?"
Phrase Breakdown
那四月
nà sì yuè
then April
那 (nà) here means 'then / so' and shifts the topic. 四月 (sìyuè) means 'April'. Both 四 and 月 have a falling tone.
那明天呢？
Then what about tomorrow?
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.
四月
sì yuè
[sì yuè]
April
The fourth month of the year.
四月常常下雨。
It often rains in April.
為什麼下降？
wèi shén me xià jiàng
why did it go down?
為什麼 (wèishénme) means 'why', and 下降 (xiàjiàng) means 'to decrease or drop'.
溫度下降了。
The temperature dropped.
Words in this phrase
為什麼
wèi shén me
[wèishénme]
why
Question word asking for a reason.
你為什麼哭？
Why are you crying?
下降
xià jiàng
[xiàjiàng]
to decline; to drop
To go down in number or level, often used for data.
價格下降了。
The price has dropped.
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