created sense approved 何为/何為 · héwéi · what is — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
何为 / 何為
héwéi
what is
Used to ask for a definition or explanation of a term, equivalent to "what is" or "what are"
何 (literal) → 何 · hé · what 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be
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created sense approved 何为/何為 · héwéi · to do what — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
何为 / 何為
héwéi
to do what
(literary) Used to ask what someone is doing or intends to do
何 (literal) → 何 · hé · what 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to do
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created sense approved 何为/何為 · héwéi · what for — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
何为 / 何為
héwéi
what for
(literary) Used in rhetorical questions to suggest that an action is useless or unnecessary, equivalent to "what is the point of" or "why bother"
héwèi
何 (literal) → 何 · hé · why 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be
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created sense approved 何为/何為 · héwèi · why — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
何为 / 何為
héwèi
why
(literary) For what reason; why
何 (literal) → 何 · hé · why 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wèi · for
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