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为什么 (wèi shén me)
为什么
为什么
wèi shén me
why?; for what reason?
HSK 2
Traditional:
為什麼
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为
什
么
Definitions
why?
for what reason?
Example Sentences
为什么
不去?
Wèishénme bù qù
Why not go?
Related Words
不知所以
(bù zhī suǒ yǐ)
— to not know the reason
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何故
(hé gù)
— what for?
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偏偏
(piān piān)
— (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately
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一分耕耘,一分收获
(yī fēn gēng yún , yī fēn shōu huò)
— you get what you put in
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