How to pronounce wei shen me (为什么) in Chinese
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为什么
wèi shén me
Characters & meanings
as; to take sth as
what (in 什么)
interrogative suffix (in 什么/怎么)
Common mistake
Falling + rising + neutral (4-2-0): drop on wèi, climb on shén, toss me away — the pitch swings full range in three syllables.
Tone change in this word
么 is always neutral in 为什么/什么.
Example sentence
你为什么不去？
Nǐ wèishénme bù qù?
Why aren't you going?
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