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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我完全不知道那什么时候会发生。

Wǒ wánquán bù zhīdào nà shénme shíhou huì fāshēng.

I have no idea when that'll happen.
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?
我干了件什么傻事啊！

Wǒ gànle jiàn shénme shǎ shì a!

How stupid of me to do so!
我应该什么时候开始？

Wǒ yīnggāi shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When do I get started?
我应该什么时候打电话？

Wǒ yīnggāi shénme shíhou dǎdiànhuà?

When should I call?
我应该寻找什么？

Wǒ yīnggāi xúnzhǎo shénme?

What should I look for?
我很高兴听到你知道她叫什么。

Wǒ hěn gāoxìng tīngdào nǐ zhīdào tā jiào shénme.

I am glad to hear that you know how she is called.
我得了什么病？

Wǒ de le shénme bìng?

What illness do I have?
我得知道我们要什么时候到。

Wǒ děi zhīdào wǒmen yào shénme shíhou dào.

I need to find out when we need to be there.
我忘记他叫什么名字了。

Wǒ wàngjì tā jiào shénme míngzi le.

I forgot what his name was.
我想你听说今天早上发生什么了。

Wǒ xiǎng nǐ tīngshuō jīntiān zǎoshang fāshēng shénme le.

I guess you heard about what happened this morning.
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.
我想知道你什么时候会离开。

Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào nǐ shénme shíhou huì líkāi.

I want to know when you're going to leave.
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?
我有什么口音？

Wǒ yǒu shénme kǒuyin?

What accent have I got?
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 shuōguo 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?
我的爱好为我的生活带来什么？

Wǒ de àihào wèi wǒ de shēnghuó dàilái shénme?

What do my hobbies bring to my life?
我的腿有什么毛病？

Wǒ de tuǐ yǒu shénme máobìng?

What's wrong with my legs?
我的责任是什么？

Wǒ de zérèn shì shénme?

What are my responsibilities?
我省略了什么？

Wǒ shěnglüè le shénme?

What did I omit?
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.
我知道盒子里有什么。

Wǒ zhīdào hézi lǐ yǒu shénme.

I know what's in the box.
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?
我认为我知道那意味着什么。

Wǒ rènwéi wǒ zhīdào nà yìwèizhe shénme.

I think that I know what this means.
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?
抽屉里面有什么？

Chōuti lǐmiàn yǒu shénme?

What's in the drawer?
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.
早饭吃什么？

Zǎofàn chī shénme?

What's for breakfast?
早饭的时候你最喜欢什么菜？

Zǎofàn de shíhou nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme cài?

What's your favorite breakfast food?
明天什么时候到？

Míngtiān shénme shíhou dào?

When will tomorrow arrive?
明天有什么计划？

Míngtiān yǒu shénme jìhuà?

What's the program for tomorrow?
明年这个时候我在做什么？

Míngnián zhège shíhou wǒ zài zuò shénme?

What will I be doing this time next year?
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?
是什么时候完成的？

Shì shénme shíhou wánchéng de?

When was it finished?
是什么让你笑得这么开心？

Shì shénme ràng nǐ xiào de zhème kāixīn?

What's making you laugh so hard?
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?
晚饭我们吃什么？

Wǎnfàn wǒmen chī shénme?

What are we having for supper?
最不一样的的是什么？

Zuì bù yíyàng de de shì shénme?

What's the biggest difference?
最坏的情境是什么？

Zuì huài de qíngjìng shì shénme?

What's the worst-case scenario?
最近在干些什么？

Zuìjìn zài gàn xiē shénme?

What've you been doing recently?
有什么新鲜事吗？

Yǒu shénme xīnxiān shì ma?

What's new?
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?
有什么比失明更不幸的呢？

Yǒu shénme bǐ shīmíng gèng búxìng de ne?

What greater misfortune is there than to go blind?
有什么选择呢？

Yǒu shénme xuǎnzé ne?

What are my options?
有时我真的不知道他在想什么。

Yǒushí wǒ zhēnde bù zhīdào tā zài xiǎng shénme.

Sometimes, I don't understand him.
桌子上有什么？

Zhuōzi shàng yǒu shénme?

What is on the desk?
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.
油表是什么时候坏的？

Yóu biǎo shì shénme shíhou huài de?

When did the petrol gauge stop working?
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?
爆炸的原因是什么？

Bàozhà de yuányīn shì shénme?

What was the cause of the explosion?
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.
现在我要听些什么？

Xiànzài wǒ yào tīng xiē shénme?

What am I hearing now?
现在有什么电影？

Xiànzài yǒu shénme diànyǐng?

What's playing?
生什么气呀？

Shēng shénme qì ya?

Why are you angry?