Word: 什么 (shénme) what?

These are the example sentences using 什么 in the sense what?. Every sentence using 什么 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Traditional: 什麼

Example sentences using 什么 in this sense

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你觉得我之前在做什么？

Nǐ juéde wǒ zhīqián zài zuò shénme?

What do you think I've been doing?
你觉得我跟他说了些什么呢？

Nǐ juéde wǒ gēn tā shuōle xiē shénme ne?

What do you think I told him?
你觉得这儿发生了什么呢？

Nǐ juéde zhèr fāshēngle shénme ne?

What do you think came to pass here?
你认为她喜欢什么颜色？

Nǐ rènwéi tā xǐhuan shénme yánsè?

What color do you think she likes?
你认为这是什么？

Nǐ rènwéi zhè shì shénme?

What do you suppose this could be?
你说你叫什么名字？

Nǐ shuō nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

What did you say your name was?
你说的是什么？

Nǐ shuō de shì shénme?

What are you talking about?
你跟你的老板说什么了？

Nǐ gēn nǐ de lǎobǎn shuō shénme le?

What did you tell your boss?
你还发现什么了？

Nǐ hái fāxiàn shénme le?

What else have you figured out?
你还想买什么？

Nǐ hái xiǎng mǎi shénme?

What else do you want to buy?
你还看到了什么？

Nǐ hái kàndàole shénme?

What else did you see?
你还需要什么呢？

Nǐ hái xūyào shénme ne?

What else will you need?
你这些年在做什么？

Nǐ zhèxiē nián zài zuò shénme?

What have you been doing these last few years?
你问了什么？

Nǐ wèn le shénme?

What did you ask?
你问她什么了？

Nǐ wèn tā shénme le?

What was it you asked her?
信的内容是什么？

Xìn de nèiróng shì shénme?

What is the letter about?
兄弟，你到底姓什么啊？

Xiōngdì, nǐ dàodǐ xìng shénme a?

Bro, what's your last name?
公园里发生了什么？

Gōngyuán lǐ fāshēngle shénme?

What happened in the park?
关于新的环保政策，你有什么看法？

Guānyú xīn de huánbǎo zhèngcè, nǐ yǒu shénme kànfǎ?

What's your opinion on the new environmental policy?
关于那个你有什么看法？

Guānyú nàge nǐ yǒu shénme kànfǎ?

What do you think about it?
关键不在穿什么，而是怎么穿。

Guānjiàn bú zài chuān shénme, érshì zěnme chuān.

It's not what you wear, it's how you wear it.
刚刚发生了什么？

Gānggang fāshēngle shénme?

What just happened?
别问我这是什么东西！

Bié wèn wǒ zhè shì shénme dōngxi!

Don't ask me what it was.
到底发生了什么事。

Dàodǐ fāshēngle shénme shì.

What actually happened?
医生对你说了什么？

Yìshēng duì nǐ shuōle shénme?

What did the doctor say to you?
只有她们自己明白她们在说什么。

Zhǐyǒu tāmen zìjǐ míngbai tāmen zài shuō shénme.

Only they themselves understand what they say.
可以相信他到什么程度？

Kěyǐ xiāngxìn tā dào shénme chéngdù?

To what extent can he be trusted?
向我解释清楚你在做什么。

Xiàng wǒ jiěshì qīngchu nǐ zài zuò shénme.

Explain to me what you're doing there.
告诉我他说了什么。

Gàosu wǒ tā shuōle shénme.

Tell me what he said.
告诉我们发生了什么事。

Gàosu wǒmen fāshēngle shénme shì.

Tell us about what happened.
告诉我你在湘南做了什么。

Gàosu wǒ nǐ zài Xiāng Nán zuòle shénme.

Tell me what you did in Shounan.
告诉我你对湘南做了什么。

Gàosu wǒ nǐ duì Xiāng Nán zuòle shénme.

Tell me what you did to Shounan.
告诉我你手里有什么。

Gàosu wǒ nǐ shǒulǐ yǒu shénme.

Tell me what you have in your hand.
告诉我你要什么。

Gàosu wǒ nǐ yào shénme.

Tell me what you want.
告诉我发生了什么事。

Gàosu wǒ fāshēngle shénme shì.

Tell me what happened.
告诉我发生什么事。

Gàosu wǒ fāshēng shénme shì.

Please tell me what happened.
告诉我，我还剩下什么？

Gàosu wǒ, wǒ hái shèngxià shénme?

Tell me, what else do I have left?
告诉我拿它做什么。

Gàosu wǒ ná tā zuò shénme.

Tell me what to do with it.
告诉我该做什么。

Gàosu wǒ gāi zuò shénme.

Tell me what to do.
哦，这是什么？

Ó, zhè shì shénme?

Oh, what is this?
哲学是什么？

Zhéxué shì shénme?

What is philosophy?
在你面前是什么东西？

Zài nǐ miànqián shì shénme dōngxi?

What's in front of you?
在吃什么呢？

Zài chī shénme ne?

What are you eating?
在埃及说什么语言？

Zài Āijí shuō shénme yǔyán?

What language is spoken in Egypt?
在您的国家说什么语言？

Zài nín de guójiā shuō shénme yǔyán?

What languages are spoken in your country?
在笑什么呢？

Zài xiào shénme ne?

What are you laughing at?
在这么冷的地方做什么？

Zài zhème lěng de dìfāng zuò shénme?

What are you doing in a freezing place like this?
在这种情况下，他们该做什么？

Zài zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng xià, tāmen gāi zuò shénme?

What should they do in this situation?
大家在说什么啊？

Dàjiā zài shuō shénme a?

What are you all talking about?
她不知道该和他说些什么。

Tā bù zhīdào gāi hé tā shuō xiē shénme.

She didn't know what to say to him.
她什么时候去？

Tā shénme shíhou qù?

At what time is she going?
她们在说什么？

Tāmen zài shuō shénme?

What are they saying?
她做什么工作？

Tā zuò shénme gōngzuò?

What's her job?
她儿子成为了什么？

Tā érzi chéngwéile shénme?

What has become of her son?
她叫什么名字？

Tā jiào shénme míngzi?

What's her name?
她在做什么？

Tā zài zuò shénme?

What's she doing?
她找到了什么？

Tā zhǎodàole shénme?

What did she find?
她的眼泪已经告诉了发生了什么。

Tā de yǎnlèi yǐjīng gàosule fāshēngle shénme.

Her tears have already told me what has happened.
她说了什么？

Tā shuōle shénme?

What did she say?
好的，您想咨询什么事情？

Hǎo de, nín xiǎng zīxún shénme shìqing?

OK, what would you like advice on?
如果是这样的话，我们该做什么？

Rúguǒ shì zhèyàng dehuà, wǒmen gāi zuò shénme?

If so, what should we do?
妈妈，你在想什么？

Māma, nǐ zài xiǎng shénme?

Mom, what are you thinking about?
妈妈，你在想什么呢？

Māma, nǐ zài xiǎng shénme ne?

Mom, what are you thinking about?
妈妈，看我发现了什么。

Māma, kàn wǒ fāxiànle shénme.

Mom, look what I found.
存在的意义是什么？

Cúnzài de yìyì shì shénme?

What's the point of existence?
它包含了什么？

Tā bāohánle shénme?

What does it contain?
床上的那是什么呀？

Chuáng shàng de nà shì shénme ya?

What's that lying on the bed?
当时你在做什么？

Dāngshí nǐ zài zuò shénme?

What were you doing then?
您今天做了什么？

Nín jīntiān zuòle shénme?

What have you done today?
您叫什么名字？

Nín jiào shénme míngzi?

What is your name?
您听到什么了？

Nín tīngdào shénme le?

What did you hear?
您回答了什么？

Nín huídále shénme?

What did you answer?
您在做什么菜？

Nín zài zuò shénme cài?

What meal are you making?
您在巴黎看到了什么？

Nín zài Bālí kàndàole shénme?

What did you see in Paris?
您建议我做什么？

Nín jiànyì wǒ zuò shénme?

What do you advise me to do?
您往里放了什么？

Nín wǎng lǐ fàngle shénme?

What have you put in there?
您想吃什么？

Nín xiǎng chī shénme?

What would you like to eat?
您想告诉我什么？

Nín xiǎng gàosu wǒ shénme?

What do you mean to say to me?
您想喝什么？

Nín xiǎng hē shénme?

What would you like to drink?
您想成为什么？

Nín xiǎng chéngwéi shénme?

What do you want to be?
您有什么推荐？

Nín yǒu shénme tuījiàn?

What do you recommend to me?
您的头发是什么颜色的？

Nín de tóufa shì shénme yánsè de?

What color is your hair?
您的职业是什么？

Nín de zhíyè shì shénme?

What's your occupation?
您认为她会做什么？

Nín rènwéi tā huì zuò shénme?

What do you think she can do?
我不了解你在说什么。

Wǒ bù liǎojiě nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are saying.
我不太明白他说什么。

Wǒ bú tài míngbai tā shuō shénme.

I don't quite understand what he says.
我不懂你什么意思。

Wǒ bù dǒng nǐ shénme yìsi.

I don't know what you mean.
我不懂你在说什么。

Wǒ bù dǒng nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are saying.
我不懂发生了什么。

Wǒ bù dǒng fāshēngle shénme.

I can't understand what happened.
我不明白他在讲什么。

Wǒ bù míngbai tā zài jiǎng shénme.

I don't understand what he's saying.
我不明白你们在说什么。

Wǒ bù míngbai nǐmen zài shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are saying.
我不明白你说什么。

Wǒ bù míngbai nǐ shuō shénme.

I didn't understand what you said.
我不明白您想说什么。

Wǒ bù míngbai nín xiǎng shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you're trying to say.
我不明白那是什么意思。

Wǒ bù míngbai nà shì shénme yìsi.

I don't understand what that means.
我不清楚这里发生了什么事？

Wǒ bù qīngchu zhèlǐ fāshēngle shénme shì?

I have no idea of what's going on in there.
我不相信你知道你在做什么。

Wǒ bù xiāngxìn nǐ zhīdào nǐ zài zuò shénme.

I'm not convinced you know what you're doing.
我不知道下一步做什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào xià yíbú zuò shénme.

I don't know what the next step is.
我不知道他什么时候能来。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou néng lái.

I don't know what time he can come.
我不知道你指的是什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ zhǐ de shì shénme.

I don't know what you're referring to.
我不知道您在说什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nín zài shuō shénme.

I don't know what you're talking about.