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何 (hé) — (interrogative pronoun in fixed expressions) how, what, why (in 为何, 如何, 何时, etc.); (noun) a Chinese surname

Definition

Classical/literary interrogative 'what, why, how' — used in fixed expressions like 为何 (why), 如何 (how), 何时 (when). In modern speech, it survives mainly as a surname.

pronoun
(interrogative pronoun in fixed expressions) howwhatwhy (in 为何, 如何, 何时, etc.)
noun
a Chinese surname
Easily confused

Examples

  • ？
    Nǐ hé bú shì shì zhè ge fāng fǎ?
    Why don't you try this method?
  • ？
    Zuì jìn shēn tǐ rú hé?
    How is your health recently?
  • 何，。
    Tā xìng hé, shì yí wèi zhù míng de xué zhě.
    He is surnamed He and is a famous scholar.
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