为什么(wèi shén me): why?
why?
Character breakdown
3 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 为什么 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
你为什么说谎？
nǐ wèi shén me shuō huǎng
Why did you lie?
为什么他生气？
wèi shén me tā shēng qì
Why is he angry?
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