为什么 - Mandarin word #17

为什么

wèishénme

Traditional: 為什麼

[wei˥˩ ʂɤ˧˥ mə] HSK 2

#17 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

why

Stroke order

为

什

么

聚jù？

Why did you not come to the party?

空kōng蓝lán色sè？

Why is the sky blue?

。

I do not understand why he said that.

床chuáng?

Why are you up so early?

Why is this question so hard?

什么

what

所以

therefore, so, as a result

因为

because, since

怎么

how

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This word is part of lesson 1.