为什么
wèi shén meㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙
Sino-Vietnamese: VỊ THẬP MA
Traditional: 為什麼
HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 2TOCFL 1
Meaning(pronoun)
why?; for what reason?
Examples
你为什么不来上课？
nǐ wèi shén me bù lái shàng kè?
Why didn't you come to class?
为什么今天这么冷？
wèi shén me jīn tiān zhè me lěng?
Why is it so cold today?
她不知道自己为什么哭了。
tā bù zhī dào zì jǐ wèi shén me kū le.
She didn't know why she was crying.
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Stroke order
VỊ · 4 strokes
as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)
THẬP · 4 strokes
MA · 3 strokes
Related words
- 为 wéi — as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)
- 为 wèi — because of; for; to
- 因为 yīn wèi — because; owing to; on account of
- 认为 rèn wéi — to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- 为了 wèi le — for; for the purpose of; in order to
- 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; to turn into
- 作为 zuò wéi — one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be