何而来

何而來

héérlái

phrase #19,000

Meanings

1 where does it come from
2 from what (does something originate)

Characters

what; where (literary)

and; thus (connecting particle)

Examples

你的自信从何而来？

Nǐ de zìxìn cóng héérlái?

Where does your confidence come from?

幸福从何而来？

Xìngfú cóng héérlái?

Where does happiness come from?

Tips

grammar

何而来 is typically preceded by 从 (from) to form 从何而来 (from where does it come). 何 is the classical/literary equivalent of 哪里 (where). This pattern is formal and rhetorical.

Stroke Order

何 hé

而 ér

来 lái