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CHINESE WORD

wèi shén me

为什么

why

Numbered pinyin
wei4 shen2 me
English meanings
why, why?, how come, why is it that?, whereat, whereto

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    nǐ你wèishénme为什么chídào迟到?

    Why were you late?

  2. 02

    wèishénme为什么yào要xuéxí学习?

    Why study?

  3. 03

    wǒ我bùzhī不知dào道wèishénme为什么。

    I don't know why.

  4. 04

    wèishénme为什么tiān天huì会xiàyǔ下雨?

    Why does it rain?

  5. 05

    nǐ你shuō说shuō说wèishénme为什么。

    Tell me why.

  6. 06

    zhè这jiùshì就是wèishénme为什么。

    That's why.

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