Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
shinee
shénme
Description
"什么"是一个很常用的问句词，用来问东西、事情或人。
"什么" is a very common question word used to ask about things, matters, or people.
我们也可以用"什么"表示不知道或不确定的东西。
We can also use "什么" to indicate something unknown or uncertain.
Meanings
什么shénme
what (question word)
你在吃什么？
What are you eating?
什么shénme
something; anything (indefinite)
我想吃点什么。
I want to eat something.
什么shénme
what kind of; which (before a noun)
你喜欢什么颜色？
What color do you like?
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Notes
- Etymology
什 (various) + 么 (interrogative suffix), forming a common question word.
- Nuance
什么 asks 'what'; 哪 asks 'which' from a set of choices.
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