Why in Chinese (Mandarin): 为什么 (wèishénme)
为什么
wèishénme
why
- Simplified
- 为什么
- Traditional
- 為什麼
- Pinyin
- wèishénme
- Typed as
- weishenme
Use it in a sentence
你为什么哭？
你為什麼哭？
Why are you crying?
The characters in 为什么
为 / 為
For, because of.
4 strokes
什
Part of the word for what.
4 strokes
么 / 麼
A small word ending, said short and light.
3 strokes
为什么 is "for what", why. The answer often starts with 因为 (yīnwèi), because.
More examples with 为什么
为什么天是蓝的？
為什麼天是藍的？
Wèishénme tiān shì lán de?
Why is the sky blue?
你为什么笑？
你為什麼笑？
Nǐ wèishénme xiào?
Why are you laughing?
How to write 为什么 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
为 4 strokes
什 4 strokes
么 3 strokes
In Traditional characters:
為 12 strokes
麼 14 strokes
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