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什么

shén me · shen me

Traditional 什麼

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. what?
  2. something; anything
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  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)看(kàn)什么(shénme)？

    Dengdeng, what are you looking at?

  2. Dengdeng

    没(méi)什么(shénme)，一(yī)张(zhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)。

    Nothing, just a photo.

  3. Liangliang

    照片(zhàopiàn)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    What is in the photo?

  4. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)人(rén)，拿(ná)着(zhe)很(hěn)大(dà)的(de)西瓜(xīguā)。

    A person holding a very big watermelon.

  5. Liangliang

    那个(nàge)人(rén)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    Who is that person?

  6. Dengdeng

    是(shì)你(nǐ)！你(nǐ)忘(wàng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    It is you! Did you forget?

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)样(yàng)做(zuò)的(de)话(huà)什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)改(gǎi)变(biàn)的(de)。

That won't change anything.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)听(tīng)了(le)，但(dàn)什(shén)么(me)也(yě)没(méi)听(tīng)到(dào)。

I listened, but I didn't hear anything.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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什
shén

what

么
má

exclamatory final particle

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