Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
何
hé
Description
“何”是一个书面语的字，意思常常是“什么”。
"何" is a literary character that often means "what."
我们在很多词语里能看到它，比如“为什么”这个意思的“为何”。
We can see it in many words, such as "为何," which means "why."
Meanings
何hé
what; which (formal or written style)
你有何看法？
What is your opinion?
为何wèihé
why; for what reason
你为何不来上班？
Why didn't you come to work?
何hé
where; how (in fixed expressions)
他去往何处？
Where is he going?
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Notes
- Nuance
何 is formal/literary; in everyday speech people say 什么 instead.
- Etymology
appears in many compounds like 如何, 任何, 何必, 何况.
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