hé​yǐ

why

  • created reference approved 何以 → 为什么/為什麼 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    何以 hé​yǐ

    为什么 / 為什麼 wèi​shén​me

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 何以 → 用什么/用什麼 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    何以 hé​yǐ

    用什么 / 用什麼 yòng​shén​me

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 何以 · hé​yǐ · why — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    何以

    hé​yǐ

    why

    (literary) why; for what reason; used to ask why something happened or is the case

    何 (literal) → 何 · hé · why 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · because of

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 何以 · hé​yǐ · with what — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    何以

    hé​yǐ

    with what

    (literary) by what means; with what; how; used to ask what instrument or method is being used

    何 (literal) → 何 · hé · what 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 何以 · hé​yǐ · how — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    何以

    hé​yǐ

    how

    (literary) used in rhetorical questions to suggest there is no difference or no possibility of something happening; often translated as "how can there be..." or "what is the difference..."

    何 (literal) → 何 · hé · why 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 何以 · hé​yǐ · whence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    何以

    hé​yǐ

    whence

    (literary) from where; whence

    何 (literal) → 何 · hé · what 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · according to

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense