为何不

why not

→ 为何
phrase Uncommon #5,758
why not A somewhat formal or literary way to ask why someone does not do something.
CH: 你为何不休息一下?
EN: Why don't you take a break?

你以前为何不告诉我?

Why didn't you tell me before?

— 虎胆龙威 (1988)

为何不拿枪

Why not take a gun?

— 七武士 (1954)

她为何不亲自来告诉我?

Why didn’t she come and tell me herself?

— 豹 (1963)

贫民窟里的每张脸庞上为何不见微笑?

Why is there not a smile on any face in the slums?

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

为何不杀她?

Why not kill her?

— 埃及艳后的任务 (2002)

如果你不忙,这周末为何不来跟我钓鱼呢?

If you're not busy, why don't you come fishing with me this weekend?

为何不做个木匠?

Why not become a carpenter?

— 黑潮 (1992)

您为何不再婚

Why don't you remarry?

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

为何不来点小干酪?

Why not have some cheese curds?

— 放牛班的春天 (2004)

爸爸为何不回来

Why hasn't Dad come back?

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

为何不阻止他?

Why didn't you stop him?

— 奥本海默 (2023)

他为何不亲自写信给我?

Why didn't he write to me himself?

— 埃及艳后的任务 (2002)

为何不常来看我,你来了真好呢

Why don’t you come to see me more often? It’s so nice to have you here.

— 黑店狂想曲 (1991)

飞雪问我,为何不杀秦王?

Flying Snow asked me why I didn’t kill the King of Qin.

— 英雄 (2002)

他为何不让你做想做的事

Why won't he let you do what you want to do?

— 死亡诗社 (1989)