Why in Chinese: 为何 (wèi hé)
wèi hé
why
Definitions
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Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄨㄟˋ
wèi
ㄏㄜˊ
hé
Simplified & traditional
为何
Simplified
為何
Traditional
Example sentences
See 为何 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
你为何不早点告诉我这件事？
nǐ wèi hé bù zǎo diǎn gào sù wǒ zhè jiàn shì？
Why didn't you tell me about this sooner?
Related words
为
wèi
because of
因为
yīn wèi
because
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
任何
rèn hé
any
何必
hé bì
there is no need
何况
hé kuàng
let alone
如何
rú hé
how
行为
xíng wéi
action
作为
zuò wéi
one's conduct
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