Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
什么
shénme
Description
"什么"是很常用的疑问词，用来问事物、名字或原因。
"什么" is a very common question word used to ask about things, names, or reasons.
它也可以放在句子里，表示"任何"的意思。
It can also be placed in a sentence to mean "any."
Meanings
什么shénme
what (question word)
你在做什么？
What are you doing?
什么shénme
which; what kind of
你喜欢什么颜色？
What color do you like?
什么shénme
anything; something (non-question use)
我想吃点什么。
I want to eat something.
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Notes
- Etymology
什 (various) + 么 (suffix); 什 is here read shén, not shí.
- Nuance
什么东西 means "what thing"; alone 什么? can express surprise or "huh?".
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