Why? in Chinese: 为什么 (wèi shén me)
wèi shén me
why?
Definitions
- 1why?
- 2for what reason?
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄨㄟˋ
wèi
ㄕㄣˊ
shén
˙ㄇㄜ
me
Simplified & traditional
为什么
Simplified
為什麼
Traditional
Example sentences
See 为什么 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
为什么不？
wèi shén me bù？
Why not?
你为什么哭？
nǐ wèi shén me kū？
Why are you crying?
Related words
为
wèi
because of
什么
shén me
what?
怎么
zěn me
how?
因为
yīn wèi
because
多么
duō me
how (wonderful etc)
认为
rèn wéi
to believe
为了
wèi le
for
以为
yǐ wéi
to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
成为
chéng wéi
to become
行为
xíng wéi
action
作为
zuò wéi
one's conduct
那么
nà me
like that
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