为什么 Pronunciation and Pinyin
为什么 Usage and Examples
why
他们为什么不明事理？
Why can't they see reason ?
你为什么要耽搁大家？
Why were you holding everyone up?
The characters in 为什么
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 为
- wèi为yì一xiē些xì细jié节for some details, regarding some details
- wèi为yì一diǎn点xiǎo小shì事for a trifle, for a small matter
- wéi为shì世sú俗suǒ所dòng动swayed by the world, moved by worldly concerns
- wéi为shì世sú俗suǒ所jī羁bàn绊Bound by worldly concerns, Entangled in worldly affairs
- wéi为shì世jiān间for the world, for this world
- wéi为zhǔ主to be primary, to be dominant
- wéi为zhú主dǎo导dominant, leading
- wéi为zhǔ主liào料main ingredient, as the main ingredient
- wéi为zhī之for it, do it
- wéi为zhī之yí一zhèn振Be invigorated, Be uplifted
- wéi为zhī之qīng倾dǎo倒to be captivated by it, to be charmed by it
- wéi为zhī之dòng动róng容to be moved by it, to be touched by it
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Open the tool →Questions about 为什么
What does 为什么 mean in Chinese?
为什么 (wèi shén me) means “why”.
How do you pronounce 为什么?
为什么 is pronounced wèi shén me in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “why” in Chinese?
“why” is 为什么 (wèi shén me) in Chinese.
How is 为什么 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 为什么, each with pinyin and an English translation.