他那天出门的理由是什么
“Why did he leave home that day?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Then please tell us more about Wen Yong.”
他那天出门 的 理由是什么
“Why did he leave home that day?”
出差
“Business trip.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese administrative or policing contexts, inquiries balance polite framing with direct, targeted factual questions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the reason/excuse for leaving home
A natural everyday combination used when inquiring about the pretext someone gave prior to an event.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“that she might have been in a hurry that day.”
“No idea what was going on today.”
“I have no idea how he deals with all the pork and offal.”
“Why would he consider going to them?”
“precisely for this day, didn't you?”
“his health can't handle a long trip.”