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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我不知道我不知道什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wǒ bù zhīdào shénme.

I don't know what I don't know.
我不知道，我现在应该做什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào, wǒ xiànzài yīnggāi zuò shénme.

I don't know what I should be doing right now.
我不知道是什么意思。

Wǒ bù zhīdào shì shénme yìsi.

I didn't know what it meant.
我不知道现在应该做什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào xiànzài yīnggāi zuò shénme.

I don't know what I should do now.
我不知道用什么能打开它。

Wǒ bù zhīdào yòng shénme néng dǎkāi tā.

I don't know what to open it with.
我不知道要做什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào yào zuò shénme.

I didn't know what to do.
我不知道要穿什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào yào chuān shénme.

I have no idea what to wear.
我不知道该说些什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào gāi shuō xiē shénme.

I didn't know what to say.
我不知道该说什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào gāi shuō shénme.

I don't know what to say.
我不知道说什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào shuō shénme.

I don't know what to say.
我不知道这个词什么意思。

Wǒ bù zhīdào zhège cí shénme yìsi.

I don't know what this word means.
我不确定当时我正在想什么。

Wǒ bú quèdìng dāngshí wǒ zhèngzài xiǎng shénme.

I'm not sure what I was thinking.
我今早写的是什么？

Wǒ jīn zǎo xiě de shì shénme?

What was I writing this morning?
我们不知道下一步要做什么。

Wǒmen bù zhīdào xià yíbú yào zuò shénme.

We didn't know what to do next.
我们做的有什么问题？

Wǒmen zuò de yǒu shénme wèntí?

What's wrong with what we were doing?
我们吃什么，轮到我决定了。

Wǒmen chī shénme, lún dào wǒ juédìngle.

It's my turn to decide what to eat.
我们告诉他什么？

Wǒmen gàosu tā shénme?

What do we tell him?
我们是什么？

Wǒmen shì shénme?

What are we?
我们知道会发生什么。

Wǒmen zhīdào huì fāshēng shénme.

We know what's going to happen.
我们知道我们在做什么。

Wǒmen zhīdào wǒmen zài zuò shénme.

We know what we're doing.
我们要什么？

Wǒmen yào shénme?

What do we want?
我们那个时候讨论的是什么？

Wǒmen nàge shíhou tǎolùn de shì shénme?

What was it we were talking about?
我们问他叫什么名字。

Wǒmen wèn tā jiào shénme míngzi.

We asked him what he was called.
我写什么是我的事。

Wǒ xiě shénme shì wǒ de shì.

What I write is my business.
我只想弄清楚发生了什么。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng nòng qīngchu fāshēngle shénme.

I just want to find out what happened.
我可以做些什么？

Wǒ kěyǐ zuò xiē shénme?

What can I do about it?
我吃了什么？

Wǒ chīle shénme?

What did I have?
我听到了什么？

Wǒ tīngdàole shénme?

What did I hear?
我告诉了她应该做什么。

Wǒ gàosule tā yīnggāi zuò shénme.

I told her what should be done.
我在吃什么？

Wǒ zài chī shénme?

What am I eating?
我在喝什么？

Wǒ zài hē shénme?

What am I drinking?
我在这个网站上能找到什么？

Wǒ zài zhège wǎngzhàn shàng néng zhǎodào shénme?

What can I find on this website?
我就想知道到底出了什么事。

Wǒ jiù xiǎng zhīdào dàodǐ chūle shénme shì.

I just want to know what actually happened.
我已告诉她要做什么。

Wǒ yǐ gàosu tā yào zuò shénme.

I told her what to do.
我干了什么？

Wǒ gànle shénme?

What have I done?
我应该寻找什么？

Wǒ yīnggāi xúnzhǎo shénme?

What should I look for?
我得了什么病？

Wǒ de le shénme bìng?

What illness do I have?
我忘记他叫什么名字了。

Wǒ wàngjì tā jiào shénme míngzi le.

I forgot what his name was.
我想看一下里面有什么。

Wǒ xiǎng kàn yíxià lǐmiàn yǒu shénme.

I want to see what there is inside.
我想知道他发生了什么事。

Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào tā fāshēngle shénme shì.

I wonder what happened to him.
我想知道她发生什么事了。

Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào tā fāshēng shénme shì le.

I wonder what has happened to her.
我明白她想说什么了？

Wǒ míngbai tā xiǎng shuō shénme le?

I understood what she said.
我有什么别的选择？

Wǒ yǒu shénme biéde xuǎnzé?

What other choice do I have?
我没懂你说什么。

Wǒ méi dǒng nǐ shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are saying.
我没有告诉任何人你做了什么。

Wǒ méiyǒu gàosu rènhé rén nǐ zuòle shénme.

I didn't tell anyone what you did.
我没跟别人说过我什么时候会到。

Wǒ méi gēn biéren shuōguò wǒ shénme shíhou huì dào.

I didn't tell anyone what time I'd be arriving.
我现在应该做什么呢？

Wǒ xiànzài yīnggāi zuò shénme ne?

So what should I do now?
我甚至不想去想会发生什么。

Wǒ shènzhì bùxiǎng qù xiǎng huì fāshēng shénme.

I don't even want to think about what could happen.
我的工作是什么？

Wǒ de gōngzuò shì shénme?

What are my tasks?
我的责任是什么？

Wǒ de zérèn shì shénme?

What are my responsibilities?
我真想知道发生了什么。

Wǒ zhēn xiǎng zhīdào fāshēngle shénme.

I really want to know what's going on.
我真的不明白你在说什么呢。

Wǒ zhēnde bù míngbai nǐ zài shuō shénme ne.

I really don't understand what you're talking about.
我真的知道他说了什么。

Wǒ zhēnde zhīdào tā shuōle shénme.

I really know what he said.
我知道他们要做什么。

Wǒ zhīdào tāmen yào zuò shénme.

I know what they're going to do.
我知道他叫什么名字。

Wǒ zhīdào tā jiào shénme míngzi.

I know what his name is.
我知道你做了什么。

Wǒ zhīdào nǐ zuòle shénme.

I know what you did.
我知道你在做什么。

Wǒ zhīdào nǐ zài zuò shénme.

I know what you're doing.
我知道你是什么意思。

Wǒ zhīdào nǐ shì shénme yìsi.

I know what you meant.
我知道失去一个人是什么感觉。

Wǒ zhīdào shīqù yí gè rén shì shénme gǎnjué.

I know what it's like to lose someone.
我知道我在做什么。

Wǒ zhīdào wǒ zài zuò shénme.

I know what I'm doing.
我知道这里会发生什么。

Wǒ zhīdào zhèlǐ huì fāshēng shénme.

I know what can happen here.
我能了解她在说什么。

Wǒ néng liǎojiě tā zài shuō shénme.

I can understand what she is saying.
我能说什么？

Wǒ néng shuō shénme?

What can I say?
我要买什么？

Wǒ yào mǎi shénme?

What should I buy?
我要失去什么？

Wǒ yào shīqù shénme?

What have I got to lose?
我记不得最后看的什么。

Wǒ jì bùdé zuìhòu kàn de shénme.

I don't remember what I was watching in the end.
我该做什么？

Wǒ gāi zuò shénme?

What should I do?
我该带些什么？

Wǒ gāi dài xiē shénme?

What should I bring?
我还是不明白出了什么事。

Wǒ háishi bù míngbai chūle shénme shì.

I still don't understand what's going on.
我连你叫什么都不知道。

Wǒ Lián nǐ jiào shénme dōu bù zhīdào.

I don't even know what you are called, mate.
我问了他叫什么名字。

Wǒ wèn le tā jiào shénme míngzi.

I asked him what his name was.
我问你你在想什么。

Wǒ wèn nǐ nǐ zài xiǎng shénme.

I'm asking you what you think.
我问题的回答是什么？

Wǒ wèntí de huídá shì shénme?

What's the answer to my question?
教育的最终目的是什么？

Jiàoyù de zuìzhōng mùdì shì shénme?

What is the ultimate purpose of education?
无论你说什么，我不相信你们。

Wúlùn nǐ shuō shénme, wǒ bù xiāngxìn nǐmen.

I don't believe you, regardless what you say.
无论发生什么我都不会改主意的。

Wúlùn fāshēng shénme wǒ dōu búhuì gǎi zhǔyi de.

No matter what happens, I won't change my mind.
无论我做什么，你都不高兴。

Wúlùn wǒ zuò shénme, nǐ dōu bù gāoxìng.

You won't be happy no matter what I do.
明天有什么计划？

Míngtiān yǒu shénme jìhuà?

What's the program for tomorrow?
春节以外，中国还有什么节日？

Chūnjié yǐwài, Zhōngguó háiyǒu shénme jiérì?

Apart from Spring Festival, what other holidays does China have?
昨天这个时候你在做什么？

Zuótiān zhège shíhou nǐ zài zuò shénme?

What were you doing at this time yesterday?
是什么原因？

Shì shénme yuányīn?

What's causing it?
是什么原因呢？

Shì shénme yuányīn ne?

What's the reason?
是什么原因导致你昨天没来。

Shì shénme yuányīn dǎozhì nǐ zuótiān méi lái.

What prevented you from coming yesterday?
是什么让你这么紧张？

Shì shénme ràng nǐ zhème jǐnzhāng?

What are you so nervous about?
是什么道理？

Shì shénme dàoli?

What's the reason?
是什么风把你吹来了啊？

Shì shénme fēng bǎ nǐ chuī láile a?

What has brought you here?
是因为什么原因？

Shì yīnwèi shénme yuányīn?

What was the reason for it?
晚上吃什么？

Wǎnshang chī shénme?

What do we eat tonight?
最不一样的的是什么？

Zuì bù yíyàng de de shì shénme?

What's the biggest difference?
最近在干些什么？

Zuìjìn zài gàn xiē shénme?

What've you been doing recently?
有什么是你不能证明确相信的呢？

Yǒu shénme shì nǐ bùnéng zhèngmíng què xiāngxìn de ne?

What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?
有什么选择呢？

Yǒu shénme xuǎnzé ne?

What are my options?
毕竟，我应认真相信些什么？

Bìjìng, wǒ yīng rènzhēn xiāngxìn xiē shénme?

In the end, what must I really believe in?
没人关心我想什么。

Méi rén guānxīn wǒ xiǎng shénme.

No one cares what I think.
没人知道那机器长什么样子。

Méi rén zhīdào nà jīqì zhǎng shénme yàngzi.

Nobody knew what the machine was like.
没有人知道未来会发生什么事。

Méiyǒu rén zhīdào wèilái huì fāshēng shénme shì.

No one knows what'll happen in the future.
演出什么时候开始？

Yǎnchū shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

What time does the play begin?
然后发生了什么事？

Ránhòu fāshēngle shénme shì?

What happened then?
猜猜我遇到什么事了！

Cāi cāi wǒ yùdào shénme shì le!

Guess what happened to me.
猜猜看他告诉了我什么。

Cāi cāi kàn tā gàosule wǒ shénme.

Guess what he told me.