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为什么 (wèi shén me) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 2

为什么 (wèi shén me) is a Chinese word: why. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 为什么

代 dài pronoun

why

你为什么不去上学?

nǐ wèi shén me bù qù shàng xué

Why don't you go to school?

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Word breakdown

为 wèi — for, because of (provides the causal element)

什 shén — what (first part of the interrogative 'what')

么 me — particle completing 'what' (什么)

Structure & writing
1 为 wèi — (lit.) to help; to defend and protect
Xpinyin
为 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.2 力 lì — force (physical interaction between objects causing acceleration or deformation)
力 is a component in 32 characters
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2 什 shén — see "什么": ① interrogative pronoun; ② indefinite reference; ③ universal reference (used before 也/都); ④ surprise or dissatisfaction; ⑤ reproach; ⑥ disagreement; ⑦ non-exhaustive enumeration

什 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2.2 十 shí — ten (the number 9+1)
十 is a component in 29 characters
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Stroke order

3 么 me — suffix

么 is not used as a component in any other character.

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