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什么

shénme

Description

"什么"是问事情、问东西的词,也可以说"什么东西"、"什么时候"。

"什么" is a word used to ask about things or matters, and can also be used in phrases like "什么东西" or "什么时候".

我们每天都会用到它,是很常见的一个词。

We use "什么" every day; it is a very common word.

Meanings

什么shénme

what (interrogative)

你在做什么?

What are you doing?

什么shénme

something or anything (indefinite)

我想吃点什么。

I want to eat something.

什么shénme

what kind of; expressing surprise or dismissal

这是什么味道?

What is this smell?

Related words

Notes

  • Etymology

    什 (various/miscellaneous) + 么 (interrogative suffix); together forming the general question word 'what'.

  • Nuance

    also used indefinitely ('something') and rhetorically to show surprise or annoyance.

In videos

第一餐吃一点什么美食呢

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就是感觉我已经知道你要出什么牌了

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早上的小河直街跟晚上有什么不一样

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