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?
你记得她说了什么吗？

Nǐ jìde tā shuōle shénme ma?

Do you remember what she said?
你记得这里去年发生了什么事吗？

Nǐ jìde zhèlǐ qùnián fāshēngle shénme shì ma?

Do you remember what happened here last year?
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?
你这个周末要做什么？

Nǐ zhège zhōumò yào zuò shénme?

What're you going to do this weekend?
你这个星期一直在做什么？

Nǐ zhège xīngqī yìzhí zài zuò shénme?

What have you been doing this week?
你这些年在做什么？

Nǐ zhèxiē nián zài zuò shénme?

What have you been doing these last few years?
你通常什么时候起床？

Nǐ tōngcháng shénme shíhou qǐchuáng?

What time do you usually get up?
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?
先生小姐，你们买点什么首饰？

Xiānsheng xiǎojie, nǐmen mǎi diǎn shénme shǒushì?

Sir and Miss, what type of jewellery are you looking to buy?
公司的长处和短处是什么？

Gōngsī de chángchù hé duǎnchù shì shénme?

What are the company's strengths and weaknesses?
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.
准确是什么时候？

Zhǔnquè shì shénme shíhou?

When exactly?
凭什么让我们走？

Píng shénme ràng wǒmen zǒu?

Who says you can make us leave?
出什么事了，宝贝？

Chū shénme shì le, bǎobèi?

What's wrong, honey?
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？

Yīshēng 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.
告诉我什么时候开始。

Gàosu wǒ shénme shíhou kāishǐ.

Tell me when to start.
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.
咳嗽什么帮好起来？

Késou shénme bāng hǎo qǐlai?

What helps cure a cough?
哦，这是什么？

Ó, zhè shì shénme?

Oh, what is this?
哲学是什么？

Zhéxué shì shénme?

What is philosophy?
啊，他们什么时候会再见？

A, tāmen shénme shíhou huì zàijiàn?

Ah, when will they meet again?
嘿，你们看什么呢？

Hēi, nǐmen kàn shénme ne?

Hey, what are you guys looking at?
嘿，你在这做什么？

Hēi, nǐ zài zhè zuò shénme?

Hey, what are you doing here?
嘿，看我找到了什么。

Hēi, kàn wǒ zhǎodàole shénme.

Hey, look what I found.
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.
她什么时候到家？

Tā shénme shíhou dào jiā?

When will she get home?
她什么时候去？

Tā shénme shíhou qù?

At what time is she going?
她什么时候回家？

Tā shénme shíhou huíjiā?

When will she go home?
她什么时候打破了窗户？

Tā shénme shíhou dǎpòle chuānghu?

When did she break the window?
她什么时候生的？

Tā shénme shíhou shēng de?

When was she born?
她什么时候结婚的？

Tā shénme shíhou jiéhūn de?

When did she get married?
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?
她在黑板上写了什么？

Tā zài hēibǎn shàng xiěle shénme?

What did she write on the blackboard?
她找到了什么？

Tā zhǎodàole shénme?

What did she find?
她是什么时候出生的？

Tā shì shénme shíhou chūshēng de?

When was she born?
她是什么时候去蒙古的？

Tā shì shénme shíhou qù Měnggǔ de?

When did she go to Mongolia? ⇒ When was it that she went to Mongolia?
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?
如果不是现在，那是什么时候？

Rúguǒ bú shì xiànzài, nà shì shénme shíhou?

If not now, when?
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?
如果没鱼了您会说什么？

Rúguǒ méi yú le nín huì shuō shénme?

What would you say if there weren't any more fish?
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?
它什么时候到？

Tā shénme shíhou dào?

When does it arrive?
它们什么时候能被送到？

Tāmen shénme shíhou néng bèi sòng dào?

How soon can they be delivered?
它包含了什么？

Tā bāohánle shénme?

What does it contain?
它是什么时候建成的？

Tā shì shénme shíhou jiànchéng de?

When was it built?
客厅里有什么？

Kètīng lǐ yǒu shénme?

What is in the living room?
对此你有什么想说的吗？

Duì cǐ nǐ yǒu shénme xiǎng shuō de ma?

What do you have to say about that?
小朋友，你叫什么名字？

Xiǎopéngyǒu, nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

Little one, what's your name?
广东与广西之间隔着什么？

Guǎngdōng yǔ Guǎngxī zhī jiàngé zhe shénme?

What separates Guangdong from Guangxi?
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?