何为
hé​wéihé​wèi

what is

hé​wéi what is
  1. 何 hé pronoun
    what
    (literary) what; which; where
  2. 为 為 wéi verbpreposition
    to be
    to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as

hé​wéi to do what
  1. 何 hé pronoun
    what
    (literary) what; which; where
  2. 为 為 wéi verb
    to do
    to do; to make; to act; to govern; to manage

hé​wéi what for
  1. 何 hé adverb
    why
    (literary) why; how
  2. 为 為 wéi verbpreposition
    to be
    to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as

hé​wèi why
  1. 何 hé adverb
    why
    (literary) why; how
  2. 为 為 wèi preposition
    for
    for; because of; in order to; for the sake of; used to indicate the purpose or recipient of an action