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什

shén · shen/shí · shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

shén 什

what

shí 什

ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc)
assorted
miscellaneous

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In a sentence

2 examples

你(nǐ)刚(gāng)才(cái)说(shuō)什(shén)么(me)？我(wǒ)没(méi)听(tīng)清(qīng)楚(chu)。

What did you just say? I didn't hear clearly.

什(shí)锦(jǐn)炒(chǎo)饭(fàn)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)好(hǎo)几(jǐ)种(zhǒng)蔬(shū)菜(cài)。

There are several kinds of vegetables in the assorted fried rice.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.