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什么的

shén me de · shen me de

Traditional 什麼的

Meaning

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  1. and so on; and so forth; and what not
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The drinks and so on

  1. Dengdeng

    夜市(yèshì)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)好吃的(hǎochīde)？

    What is good to eat at the night market?

  2. Liangliang

    烤肉(kǎoròu)、烤玉米(kǎoyùmǐ)、水果(shuǐguǒ)什么的(shénmede)，都(dōu)有(yǒu)。

    Grilled meat, grilled corn, fruit and so on. They have it all.

  3. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我(wǒ)要(yào)买(mǎi)烤肉(kǎoròu)、玉米(yùmǐ)什么的(shénmede)。

    Great! I will buy grilled meat, corn and so on.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)先(xiān)去(qù)买(mǎi)，我(wǒ)去(qù)买(mǎi)饮料(yǐnliào)什么的(shénmede)。

    You go and buy first. I will go and buy drinks and so on.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)烤肉(kǎoròu)、玉米(yùmǐ)什么的(shénmede)，你(nǐ)的(de)饮料(yǐnliào)呢(ne)？

    I bought grilled meat, corn and so on. Where are your drinks?

  6. Liangliang

    饮料(yǐnliào)什么的(shénmede)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)喝完(hēwán)了(le)！

    The drinks and so on? I already finished them!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)苹(píng)果(guǒ)、香(xiāng)蕉(jiāo)什(shén)么(me)的(de)。

I bought apples, bananas, and so on.

02

他(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)跑(pǎo)步(bù)、游(yóu)泳(yǒng)什(shén)么(me)的(de)。

He likes running, swimming, and what not.

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