Why not?
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为什么
Traditional: 為什麼
wèi shén me
HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 3
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wèi shén me · wai6 sam6 mo1 (Jyutping)
- why?
- for what reason?
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Character breakdown
为
- Meaning
- do, handle, govern, act; be
- Radical
- 丶
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- ⿻丶⿴力丶
- Cangjie
- IKSI
- Four-corner
- 3402
什
- Meaning
- file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
- Radical
- 亻
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- ⿰亻十
- Cangjie
- OJ
- Four-corner
- 2420.0
么
- Meaning
- interrogative particle; small
- Radical
- 丿
- Strokes
- 3
- Components
- ⿱丿厶
- Cangjie
- HI
- Four-corner
- 2073.2
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Example sentences
Why me?
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