为何

Character by character

• 为wèi4 strokesHSK 2 traditional 為do, handle, govern, act; be
• 何hé7 strokesHSK 3what, why, where, which, how

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 为何. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 为wèiHSK 2

  because of; for; to

• 因为yīn wèiHSK 2

  because; owing to; on account of

• 认为rèn wéiHSK 2

  to believe; to think; to consider; to feel

• 为了wèi leHSK 3

  for; for the purpose of; in order to

• 成为chéng wéiHSK 2

  to become; to turn into

• 为什么wèi shén meHSK 2

  why?; for what reason?

• 任何rèn héHSK 3

  any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever

• 如何rú héHSK 3

  how; what way; what

• 作为zuò wéiHSK 4

  one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be

• 以为yǐ wéiHSK 2

  to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

• 行为xíng wéiHSK 2

  action; conduct; behavior; activity

• 为止wéi zhǐHSK 5

  until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止)

• 为此wèi cǐHSK 6

  for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end

• 称为chēng wéiHSK 3

  to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."

• 何时hé shíHSK 7

  when

• 无论如何wú lùn rú héHSK 7

  whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means

• 视为shì wéiHSK 5

  to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem

• 何必hé bìHSK 7

  there is no need; why should

• 为人wèi rénHSK 7

  for sb; for others' interest

• 极为jí wéiHSK 7

  extremely; exceedingly

• 何况hé kuàngHSK 7

  let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more

• 何处hé chùHSK 7

  whence; where

• 为难wéi nánHSK 5

  to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)

• 分为fēn wéiHSK 4

  to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide