why in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 为什么 with this easy mnemonic:

A man and a woman had dated for eight years and the man decided to propose. Why? Because it seemed the natural thing to do (为) for the future. Their friends have also asked what (什) (么) has taken them so long.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 什
• 么
• 为

• 为什么
• 多么
• 什么样
• 干什么
• 称之为
• 成为
• 无能为力
• 为止
• 什么的
• 怎么样
• 认为
• 怎么
• 为何
• 怎么办
• 这么
• 为此

The reading of 为什么 is wèi shén me.

You can remember how to say 为什么 with this useful mnemonic:

Unexpectedly, the girlfriend refused to get married. He waited (wèi) for her explanation (shén) as to why she refused to marry (me) him.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like why and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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