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什么
什麼
shénme
1. what?
2. who?
3. something
4. anything
HSK 1

Character Breakdown

什
shén
what? mixed, miscellaneous
HSK 1 4 丶
么
me
interrogative particle
HSK 1 3 丶

Compound Words (18)

干什么
gànshénme
what are you doing?
凭什么
píngshénme
(spoken) why?
没什么
méishénme
variant of [[沒甚麼|没什么<méishénme>]]
没什么
méishénme
nothing
为什么
wèishénme
why?
HSK 2
什么事
shénmeshì
what?
什么人
shénmerén
who?
什么样
shénmeyàng
what kind?
什么的
shénmede
and so on
什么地方
shénmedìfang
somewhere
什么好说
shénmehǎoshuō
sth pertinent to say
什么时候
shénmeshíhou
when?
没有什么
méiyǒushénme
it is nothing
什么时候
shénmeshíhou
when?
都什么年代了
dōushénmeniándàile
What decade are you living in?
没有什么不可能
méiyǒushénmebùkěnéng
nothing is impossible
什么风把你吹来的
shénmefēngbǎnǐchuīláide
What brings you here? (idiom)
葫芦里卖的是什么药
húlulǐmàideshìshénmeyào
what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?

Example Sentences (10)

周末你有什么打算？
Zhōumò nǐ yǒu shénme dǎsuàn?
What are your plans for the weekend?
Text 1
前面那个人叫什么名字？
Qiánmiàn nà gè rén jiào shénme míngzi?
What's the name of the person in front?
Text 2
桌子上放着很多饮料，你喝什么？
Zhuōzi shàng fàngzhe hěn duō yǐnliào, nǐ hē shénme?
There are many drinks on the table. What do you want to drink?
Text 4
昨天上午你在做什么呢？
Zuótiān shàngwǔ nǐ zài zuò shénme ne?
What were you doing yesterday morning?
Text 2
你在忙什么呢？
Nǐ zài máng shénme ne?
What are you busy with?
Text 4
你在找什么？
Nǐ zài zhǎo shénme?
What are you looking for?
Text 4
下午你想做什么？
Xiàwǔ nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme?
What do you want to do this afternoon?
Text 2
水果、面包、茶都准备好了，我们还带什么？
Shuǐguǒ,miànbāo,chá dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le,wǒmen hái dài shénme?
Fruit, bread, and tea are ready. What else should we bring?
Text 4
你喜欢什么运动？
Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yùndòng?
What sports do you like?
Text 2
你在忙什么呢？刚才打你的手机你也不接。
Nǐ zài máng shénme ne? Gāngcái dǎ nǐ de shǒujī nǐ yě bù jiē.
What are you doing? I just called your cell phone and you didn't answer.
Text 2

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