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为何

为何 (wèi hé): Why (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

为何 consists of 2 characters.

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

what, how, why, which

Word Info

Pinyinwèi hé

Meaningwhy

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 6

SyntaxAdverb

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Example Sentences with 为何

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

bù不

zǎo早

diǎn点

gào告

su诉

wǒ我

zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xi息

？

Why didn't you tell me this news earlier?

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

tū突

rán然

qǐ起

shēn身

，

shì是

yào

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

lǚ屡

lǚ屡

zài在

guān关

jiàn键

shí时

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

tū突

rán然

fā发

chū出

rú如

cǐ此

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

zǒng总

shì是

wèi为

zhè这

xiē些

suǒ琐

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

yào要

zài在

shēn深

yè夜

dú独

zì自

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

tū突

rán然

shī失

qù去

le了

jì继

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

rú如

cǐ此

jiān坚

jué决

dì地

jù拒

zhè这

tiáo条

tōng通

wǎng往

shān山

dǐng顶

de的

xiǎo小

jìng径

wèi

nǐ你

de的

jiàn健

kāng康

zhuàng状

kuàng况

wèi为

hé何

zǒng总

要

gào告

cí辞

ma吗

？

Why did you suddenly stand up? Are you about to say goodbye?

kè

刻

yóu犹

yù豫

bù不

jué决

？

Why do you repeatedly hesitate at critical moments?

chén

沉

zhòng重

de的

gǎn感

tàn叹

？

Why did you suddenly utter such a heavy sigh?

shì

事

ér而

fā发

chóu愁

ne呢

？

Why do you always worry about these trivial matters?

yì

一

rén人

nà呐

hǎn喊

ne呢

？

Why do you shout alone in the middle of the night?

xù

续

fèn奋

dòu斗

de的

jìn劲

tóu头

？

Why have you suddenly lost the momentum to keep striving?

jué

绝

tā他

de的

bāng帮

zhù助

ne呢

？

Why are you so resolute in refusing his help?

为

hé何

rú如

cǐ此

qū曲

zhé折

？

Why is this path to the mountaintop so circuitous?

shì

是

shí时

hǎo好

shí时

huài坏

ne呢

？

Why does your health condition always fluctuate?

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为什么wèi shén meHSK 2
为了wèi leHSK 3
认为rèn wéiHSK 3
以为yǐ wéiHSK 4
分为fēn wéiHSK 4
成为chéng wéiHSK 4
作为zuò wéiHSK 5

Words with 何

任何rèn héHSK 4
何况hé kuàngHSK 5
何必hé bìHSK 5
如何rú héHSK 5
何止hé zhǐHSK 7-9
何等hé děngHSK 7-9
何苦hé kǔHSK 7-9
无可奈何

wú kě nài hé

HSK 7-9