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啥

shá · sha

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. dialectal equivalent of 什麼 / 什么 (shén me)
  2. also pr. [shà]
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In a conversation

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What flavour?

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，这(zhè)是(shì)啥(shá)？

    Boss, what is this?

  2. Dengdeng

    啥(shá)？你(nǐ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)？这(zhè)是(shì)糖葫芦(tánghúlu)！

    What? You don't know? It's candied haw!

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)这个(zhège)呢(ne)？啥(shá)味儿(wèir)的(de)？

    And this one? What flavour?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)啥(shá)味儿(wèir)的(de)？

    What flavour do you want?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)吃(chī)啥(shá)都(dōu)行(xíng)。

    Anything is fine.

  6. Dengdeng

    啥(shá)都(dōu)行(xíng)，最(zuì)难(nán)选(xuǎn)了(le)！

    "Anything" is the hardest to choose for!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)跟(gēn)她(tā)没(méi)啥(shá)共(gòng)同(tóng)点(diǎn)。

He has nothing in common with her.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Jokubas · English by honeychip · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)刚(gāng)才(cái)说(shuō)啥(shá)？我(wǒ)没(méi)听(tīng)清(qīng)楚(chu)。

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

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