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Chinese citations of 何

Sense 1: "what; which" (interrogative pronoun)

- 伯夷、叔齊何人也？
  伯夷、叔齐何人也？
  From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Bó Yí, Shū Qí hérén yě?
  What sort of men were Bo Yi and Shu Qi?
- 王曰：“何謂朝雲？”
  王曰：“何谓朝云？”
  From: 宋玉《高唐賦》
  Wáng yuē: “Hé wèi cháo yún?”
  The king said, "What is this so-called 'Morning Clouds'?"
- 大王來何操？
  大王来何操？
  From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
  Dàwáng lái hé cāo?
  Your Majesty, what did you bring along?

Sense 2: "where; what place"

- 忠且見棄，軫不之楚何歸乎？
  忠且见弃，轸不之楚何归乎？
  From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
  Zhōng qiě jiàn qì, zhěn bù zhī chǔ hé guī hū?
  Being loyal to the state yet still abandoned, where can I (Chen Zhen) go if I do not go to Chu?
- 士生於世，使其中不自得，將何往而非病？
  士生于世，使其中不自得，将何往而非病？
  From: 1083, 蘇轍 (Su Zhe), 《黃州快哉亭記》
  Shì shēng yú shì, shǐ qí zhōng bù zìdé, jiāng hé wǎng ér fēi bìng?
  If an intellectual living in the world does not feel happy, where can he go and not feel anxious?

Sense 3: "why; how" (interrogative pronoun)

- 夫子何哂由也？
  From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Fūzǐ hé shěn yóu yě?
  Master, why did you smile at You?
- 亦何憂令名不彰邪？
  亦何忧令名不彰邪？
  From: 劉義慶《世說新語·自新》
  Yì hé yōu lìngmíng bù zhāng xié?
  Why do you worry about being not famous?

Sense 4: "so; such; what; how" (emphatic sentences)

- 秦皇掃六合，虎視何雄哉。
  秦皇扫六合，虎视何雄哉。
  From: 李白, 《古風》
  Qínhuáng sǎo liù hé, hǔshì hé xióng zāi.
  Qin Shi Huang conquered the six kingdoms with a sweeping victory. How great he is when he unified the world and looked down upon it.

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