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All HSK 3.0 Level 2 words

为什么

wèishénme
HSK 3.0 · Level 2HSK 2.0 · Level 2Traditional: 為什麼

In Mandarin Chinese, 为什么 (wèishénme) means “why”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. why

Stroke order

Examples

  • 你今天为什么没去上课？
    Nǐ jīntiān wèishénme méi qù shàngkè?
    Why didn't you go to class today?

Characters

为
wèi
for; because of
Words with 为
为成为认为行为以为因为变为称为
什
shí
ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc); assorted
Words with 什
什么干什么没什么什么样
么
má
exclamatory final particle
Words with 么
什么怎么干什么没什么多么那么这么什么样