<ul>
<li><p>"你为什么不走过来?" --> 你(you) 为什么(why) 不走过来(don't come over) --> "Why you don't come over?"</p></li>
<li><p>"你为什么不说出来" --> 你(you) 为什么(why) 不说出来 (not speak out) --> "Why you don't say it?"</p></li>
<li><p>"为什么不肯说" --> 为什么(why) 不肯说 (unwilling to say) --> Why do you  unwilling to say?"</p></li>
</ul>

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  <p>What exactly does 走过来, or 说出来, or 肯说 mean?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>'<strong>走过来</strong>'  means '<strong>come over</strong> (by foot)'  </p>

<p>'<strong>说出来</strong>' means 'speak (it) out' = "<strong>say it</strong>"</p>

<p>'<strong>肯</strong>说' means '<strong>willing</strong> to speak/ say'</p>

<p><em>Depend on context 肯 could mean 'willing to' or 'agree to'</em></p>

<p><em>In English, you must put the question form before the subject. For example, you can't say "you why don't come over?" instead of  " why you don't come over?"</em></p>

<p><em>However, in Chinese, question form and the subject can switch place.  e.g. "(你)为什么不走过来?" = "为什么(你)不走过来?"</em></p>

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Tang Ho
<p>These are very common expressions, not dialect.</p>

<p>你为什么不走过来<br>
Why don't you come on over?<br>
你为什么不说出来<br>
Why don't you say anything / what you feel / what's on your mind?<br>
为什么不肯说<br>
why don't you want to say anything?</p>

<p>These are easier to put into German, English has lost these kind of verb forms:<br>
走过来<br>
herlaufen (walk over from)  (her (spoken like 'hair': indicates from somewhere towards the speaker)<br>
说出来<br>
aussprechen (speak out = speak, say something) (aus (spoken like 'ouse' from 'mouse': out)</p>

<p>肯：agree, willing, consent, 不肯：unwilling, disagree<br>
不肯说
unwilling (to) speak</p>

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Pedroski
<p>I recently saw these phrases (from the song 我要你的爱):
你为什么不走过来 (I think it basically means: Why won't you come here)
你为什么不说出来 (I think it basically means: Why won't you say it)
为什么不肯说 (I think it basically means: Why don't you feel like saying it)
I concluded their meanings from context but am still confused as to what the meaning of their predicate is: What exactly does 走过来, or 说出来, or 肯说 mean? How would they be translated? Are they colloquial expressions? 
Thanks</p>

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How do I translate these verbs?
# How do I translate these verbs?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-12-25)

I recently saw these phrases (from the song 我要你的爱):
你为什么不走过来 (I think it basically means: Why won't you come here)
你为什么不说出来 (I think it basically means: Why won't you say it)
为什么不肯说 (I think it basically means: Why don't you feel like saying it)
I concluded their meanings from context but am still confused as to what the meaning of their predicate is: What exactly does 走过来, or 说出来, or 肯说 mean? How would they be translated? Are they colloquial expressions?
Thanks

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-12-25. Score: 3

* "你为什么不走过来?" --> 你(you) 为什么(why) 不走过来(don't come over) --> "Why you don't come over?"
* "你为什么不说出来" --> 你(you) 为什么(why) 不说出来 (not speak out) --> "Why you don't say it?"
* "为什么不肯说" --> 为什么(why) 不肯说 (unwilling to say) --> Why do you unwilling to say?"

> What exactly does 走过来, or 说出来, or 肯说 mean?

'**走过来**' means '**come over** (by foot)'

'**说出来**' means 'speak (it) out' = "**say it**"

'**肯**说' means '**willing** to speak/ say'

*Depend on context 肯 could mean 'willing to' or 'agree to'*

*In English, you must put the question form before the subject. For example, you can't say "you why don't come over?" instead of " why you don't come over?"*

*However, in Chinese, question form and the subject can switch place. e.g. "(你)为什么不走过来?" = "为什么(你)不走过来?"*


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-12-27. Score: 2

These are very common expressions, not dialect.

你为什么不走过来  
Why don't you come on over?  
你为什么不说出来  
Why don't you say anything / what you feel / what's on your mind?  
为什么不肯说  
why don't you want to say anything?

These are easier to put into German, English has lost these kind of verb forms:  
走过来  
herlaufen (walk over from) (her (spoken like 'hair': indicates from somewhere towards the speaker)  
说出来  
aussprechen (speak out = speak, say something) (aus (spoken like 'ouse' from 'mouse': out)

肯：agree, willing, consent, 不肯：unwilling, disagree  
不肯说
unwilling (to) speak


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