What does 为什么 mean in Chinese?
为什么 (wèi shénme) means why?.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
为什么
why?
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
why?
02
for what reason?
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 为什么
How do you pronounce 为什么?
为什么 is pronounced wèi shénme.
Is 为什么 an HSK word?
为什么 is on the HSK 2 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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