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为什么 (wèi shén me): Why? (adverb/phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 2
HSK 3.0Level 2
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为 • wèi • for (someone; something); to do; to be • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
wèi为

for (someone; something); to do; to be

什 • shén • ten (archaic form); miscellaneous, sundry
shén什

ten (archaic form); miscellaneous, sundry

么 • me • interrogative particle; repetition of a tune small; tender
me么

interrogative particle; repetition of a tune small; tender

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Pinyinwèi shén me
Meaningwhy?
Characters3
Syntaxadverb/phrase
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4.

How to Use 为什么 in Sentences

Verb + Object (Interrogative)
wèn问
wèi为
shén什
me么
neutral
ask why
bù不
zhī知
dào道
wèi为
shén什
me么
Interrogative + Adjectivewith贵
wèi为
shén什
me么
zhè这
me么
guì贵
Interrogative + Verbwith迟到
wèi为
shén什
me么
chí迟
dào到
5.

Example Sentences with 为什么

nǐ你
wèi为
shén什
me么
kū哭
？
neutral
don't know why
neutral
Spoken
why so expensive
neutral
why be late
Why are you crying?
nǐ你
wèi为
shén什
me么
zhè这
me么
wǎn晚
cái才
huí回
jiā家
？
Why did you come home so late?
wèi为
shén什
me么
huì会
yì议
bèi被
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
？
Why was the meeting cancelled?
tā他
wèi为
shén什
me么
méi没
lái来
shàng上
kè课
？
Why didn't he come to class?
wèi为
shén什
me么
nǐ你
zǒng总
shì是
chí迟
dào到
？
Why are you always late?

HSK 2 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 为什么.

  • 事情shì qingmatter; affair; thing
  • 游泳yóu yǒngswimming
  • 介绍jiè shàointroduce
  • 时间shí jiāntime
  • 告诉gào suto tell
  • 起床qǐ chuángget up (out of bed)
  • 问题wèn típroblem
  • 跳舞tiào wǔto dance
  • 已经yǐ jīngalready
  • 羊肉yáng ròumutton
  • 小时xiǎo shíhour
  • 铅笔qiān bǐpencil
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 为什么.

Words with 为

  • 因为yīn wèibecause
  • 为了wèi lein order to
  • 认为rèn wéito think that; consider
  • 以为yǐ wéithink; feel; reckon
  • 分为fēn wéito divide sth into (parts)
  • 成为chéng wéibecome
  • 作为zuò wéito act as; conduct
  • 称为chēng wéito be called; to be known as; to call it "..."