pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
何
何
he2
surname He
何
何
he2
what; how; why; which; carry
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7
radical
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5
不知何故
不知何故
bu4 zhi1 he2 gu4
somehow
曾几何时
曾幾何時
ceng2 ji3 he2 shi2
just a while before; not so long ago; everyone can remember when..
成何体统
成何體統
cheng2 he2 ti3 tong3
What a scandal!; Whatever next?
成也萧何，败也萧何
成也蕭何，敗也蕭何
cheng2 ye3 xiao1 he2 - bai4 ye3 xiao1 he2
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信 being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军; fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
从何
從何
cong2 he2
whence?; where from?
代数几何
代數幾何
dai4 shu4 ji3 he2
algebraic geometry
代数几何学
代數幾何學
dai4 shu4 ji3 he2 xue2
algebraic geometry
俄克拉何马
俄克拉何馬
e2 ke4 la1 he2 ma3
Oklahoma, US state
俄克拉何马城
俄克拉何馬城
e2 ke4 la1 he2 ma3 cheng2
Oklahoma City
俄克拉何马州
俄克拉何馬州
e2 ke4 la1 he2 ma3 zhou1
Oklahoma, US state
非欧几何
非歐幾何
fei1 ou1 ji3 he2
non-Euclidean geometry
非欧几何学
非歐幾何學
fei1 ou1 ji3 he2 xue2
non-Euclidean geometry
分形几何
分形幾何
fen1 xing2 ji3 he2
fractal geometry
分形几何学
分形幾何學
fen1 xing2 ji3 he2 xue2
fractal geometry
何必
何必
he2 bi4
there is no need; why should
何不
何不
he2 bu4
why not?; why not do (sth)?
何不食肉糜
何不食肉糜
he2 bu4 shi2 rou4 mi2
lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝 when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat); fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
何曾
何曾
he2 ceng2
did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
何尝
何嘗
he2 chang2
(rhetorical question) when?; how?; it's not that...
何啻
何啻
he2 chi4
(literary) far more than; not limited to
何出此言
何出此言
he2 chu1 ci3 yan2
where do these words stem from?; why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
何处
何處
he2 chu4
whence; where
何等
何等
he2 deng3
what kind?; how, what; somewhat
何方
何方
he2 fang1
where?
何妨
何妨
he2 fang2
what harm is there in (doing sth)
何干
何干
he2 gan1
what business?
何故
何故
he2 gu4
what for?; what's the reason?
何厚铧
何厚鏵
he2 hou4 hua2
He Houhua (1955-), Macau financier and politician, first magistrate from 1999
何济于事
何濟於事
he2 ji4 yu2 shi4
of what use is it; (idiom)
何苦
何苦
he2 ku3
why bother?; is it worth the trouble?
何苦呢
何苦呢
he2 ku3 ne5
why bother?; is it worth the trouble?
何况
何況
he2 kuang4
let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more
何乐而不为
何樂而不為
he2 le4 er2 bu4 wei2
What can you have against it? (idiom); We should do this.; Go for it!
何鲁晓夫
何魯曉夫
he2 lu3 xiao3 fu1
Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), secretary-general of Soviet communist party 1953-1964; also written 赫魯曉夫|赫鲁晓夫
何去何从
何去何從
he2 qu4 he2 cong2
what course to follow; what path to take
何人
何人
he2 ren2
who
何日
何日
he2 ri4
when?
何如
何如
he2 ru2
how about; what kind of
何时
何時
he2 shi2
when
何首乌
何首烏
he2 shou3 wu1
Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum); fleeceflower root
何所
何所
he2 suo3
where; what place
何谓
何謂
he2 wei4
(literary) what is?; what is the meaning of?
何西阿书
何西阿書
he2 xi1 a1 shu1
Book of Hosea
何须
何須
he2 xu1
there is no need; why should
何许
何許
he2 xu3
(literary) what place; what time; how
何许人
何許人
he2 xu3 ren2
(literary) what kind of person
何以
何以
he2 yi3
whence
何以见得
何以見得
he2 yi3 jian4 de2
how can one be sure?
何应钦
何應欽
he2 ying4 qin1
He Yingqin (1890-1987), senior Guomindang general
何在
何在
he2 zai4
where?; what place?
画法几何
畫法幾何
hua4 fa3 ji3 he2
descriptive geometry (three-dimensional geometry using projections and elevations)
几何
幾何
ji3 he2
geometry; (literary) how much
几何光学
幾何光學
ji3 he2 guang1 xue2
geometric optics
几何级数
幾何級數
ji3 he2 ji2 shu4
geometric series
几何级数增长
幾何級數增長
ji3 he2 ji2 shu4 zeng1 zhang3
exponential increase
几何量
幾何量
ji3 he2 liang4
geometric quantity
几何平均数
幾何平均數
ji3 he2 ping2 jun1 shu4
geometric mean
几何拓扑
幾何拓撲
ji3 he2 tuo4 pu1
(math.) geometric topology
几何拓扑学
幾何拓撲學
ji3 he2 tuo4 pu1 xue2
(math.) geometric topology
几何线
幾何線
ji3 he2 xian4
geometric straight line
几何学
幾何學
ji3 he2 xue2
geometry
几何原本
幾何原本
ji3 he2 yuan2 ben3
Euclid's Elements
既有今日何必当初
既有今日何必當初
ji4 you3 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1
see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初
解析几何
解析幾何
jie3 xi1 ji3 he2
analytic geometry; coordinate geometry
解析几何学
解析幾何學
jie3 xi1 ji3 he2 xue2
analytic geometry; coordinate geometry
居心何在
居心何在
ju1 xin1 he2 zai4
What's (he) up to?; What's the motive behind all this?
黎曼几何
黎曼幾何
li2 man4 ji3 he2
(math.) Riemannian geometry
黎曼几何学
黎曼幾何學
li2 man4 ji3 he2 xue2
Riemannian geometry
立体几何
立體幾何
li4 ti3 ji3 he2
solid geometry
罗式几何
羅式幾何
luo2 shi4 ji3 he2
hyperbolic geometry; Lobachevskian geometry
罗氏几何
羅氏幾何
luo2 shi4 ji3 he2
hyperbolic geometry; Lobachevskian geometry
没有规矩，何以成方圆
沒有規矩，何以成方圓
mei2 you3 gui1 ju5 - he2 yi3 cheng2 fang1 yuan2
without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
莫可奈何
莫可奈何
mo4 ke3 nai4 he2
see 無可奈何|无可奈何
没奈何
沒奈何
mo4 nai4 he2
to have no alternative; to be helpless
奈何
奈何
nai4 he2
to do something to sb; to deal with; to cope; how?; to no avail
内在几何
內在幾何
nei4 zai4 ji3 he2
intrinsic geometry
内在几何学
內在幾何學
nei4 zai4 ji3 he2 xue2
intrinsic geometry
欧式几何
歐式幾何
ou1 shi4 ji3 he2
Euclidean geometry
欧式几何学
歐式幾何學
ou1 shi4 ji3 he2 xue2
Euclidean geometry
欧氏几何学
歐氏幾何學
ou1 shi4 ji3 he2 xue2
Euclidean geometry
平面几何
平面幾何
ping2 mian4 ji3 he2
plane geometry
情何以堪
情何以堪
qing2 he2 yi3 kan1
how can this be endured! (idiom)
球面几何
球面幾何
qiu2 mian4 ji3 he2
spherical geometry
人生何处不相逢
人生何處不相逢
ren2 sheng1 he2 chu4 bu4 xiang1 feng2
it's a small world (idiom)
任何
任何
ren4 he2
any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever
如何
如何
ru2 he2
how; what way; what
射影几何
射影幾何
she4 ying3 ji3 he2
projective geometry
射影几何学
射影幾何學
she4 ying3 ji3 he2 xue2
projective geometry
双曲几何
雙曲幾何
shuang1 qu1 ji3 he2
hyperbolic geometry
谈何容易
談何容易
tan2 he2 rong2 yi4
easier said than done (idiom)
天涯何处无芳草
天涯何處無芳草
tian1 ya2 he2 chu4 wu2 fang1 cao3
there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
投影几何
投影幾何
tou2 ying3 ji3 he2
projective geometry; same as 射影幾何|射影几何
投影几何学
投影幾何學
tou2 ying3 ji3 he2 xue2
projective geometry; same as 射影幾何學|射影几何学
微分几何
微分幾何
wei1 fen1 ji3 he2
differential geometry
微分几何学
微分幾何學
wei1 fen1 ji3 he2 xue2
differential geometry
为何
為何
wei4 he2
why
无何
無何
wu2 he2
nothing else; soon; before long
无可奈何
無可奈何
wu2 ke3 nai4 he2
have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 無奈|无奈
无论何处
無論何處
wu2 lun4 he2 chu4
anywhere; wherever
无论何人
無論何人
wu2 lun4 he2 ren2
whoever
无论何时
無論何時
wu2 lun4 he2 shi2
whenever
无论何事
無論何事
wu2 lun4 he2 shi4
anything; whatever
无论如何
無論如何
wu2 lun4 ru2 he2
whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
向何处
向何處
xiang4 he2 chu4
whither
萧何
蕭何
xiao1 he2
Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦 side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争
一部二十四史，不知从何说起
一部二十四史，不知從何說起
yi1 bu4 er4 shi2 si4 shi3 - bu4 zhi1 cong2 he2 shuo1 qi3
It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
意下如何
意下如何
yi4 xia4 ru2 he2
how about it?; what do you think?
有宝何必人前夸
有寶何必人前誇
you3 bao3 he2 bi4 ren2 qian2 kua1
There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)
有何贵干
有何貴幹
you3 he2 gui4 gan4
What (noble errand) brings you here?; May I help you?; What can I do for you?
欲加之罪，何患无辞
欲加之罪，何患無辭
yu4 jia1 zhi1 zui4 - he2 huan4 wu2 ci2
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb; Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
冤冤相报何时了
冤冤相報何時了
yuan1 yuan1 xiang1 bao4 he2 shi2 liao3
if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)
缘何
緣何
yuan2 he2
why?; for what reason?
早知今日何必当初
早知今日何必當初
zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom); to regret vainly one's past behavior