何事

héshì

pronoun #16,510

Meanings

1 what matter
2 what thing
3 why (literary)

Characters

what; which; why (literary)

matter; thing; affair

Examples

HSK 1

你找我何事？

Nǐ zhǎo wǒ héshì?

What matter do you seek me for?

HSK 7-9

不知何事让他如此生气。

Bùzhī héshì ràng tā rúcǐ shēngqì.

I don't know what matter made him so angry.

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何事 is literary/classical Chinese. Modern equivalents are 什么事 or 为什么. Common in historical dramas and formal writing.

Stroke Order

何 hé

事 shì