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HSK 2
什么
什麼
shénme
1.
what?
2.
who?
3.
something
4.
anything
HSK 1
Character Breakdown
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?
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)
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
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
小姐，您好！您想买什么家具？需要我为您介绍一下吗？
Xiǎojiě, nín hǎo! Nín xiǎng mǎi shénme jiājù? Xūyào wǒ wèi nín jièshào yíxià ma?
Miss, hello! What furniture would you like to buy? Would you like me to give you a quick introduction?
Text 1
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
昨天晚上我给你打电话一直没人接，你忙什么呢？
Zuótiān wǎnshang wǒ gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà yìzhí méi rén jiē, nǐ máng shénme ne?
I called you last night but no one answered. What were you busy with?
Text 1
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