为什么 (為什麼) wèi shénme

wèi shénme pronoun why
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Used to form a question by replacing a constituent (Sun 2006, loc. 1866)

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 2 Quotations from Chan Master Fenyang Wude 汾陽無德禪師語錄 — count: 73
• Scroll 17 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 29 , has English translation
• Scroll 3 Quotations from Chan Master Yunmen Kuangzhen 雲門匡真禪師廣錄 — count: 28
• Scroll 6 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 24 , has English translation
• Scroll 22 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 23 , has English translation
• Scroll 10 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 22 , has English translation
• Scroll 25 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 20 , has English translation
• Scroll 16 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 19 , has English translation
• Scroll 24 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 19 , has English translation
• Scroll 4 Quotations from Chan Master Ming Jue 明覺禪師語錄 — count: 18