Word: 什么 (shénme)

他们什么都不知道。

Tāmen shénme dōu bù zhīdào.

They know nothing.

他们什么都不给。

Tāmen shénme dōu bù gěi.

They give nothing.

他们什么都改。

Tāmen shénme dōu gǎi.

They change everything.

他们什么都没看到。

Tāmen shénme dōu méi kàndào.

They did not see anything.

他们会让我们知道发生了什么。

Tāmen huì ràng wǒmen zhīdào fāshēngle shénme.

They'll let us know what happens.

他们公司什么时候上市？

Tāmen gōngsī shénme shíhou shàngshì?

When is their company going public?

他们可能有点什么。

Tāmen kěnéng yǒudiǎn shénme.

Maybe they have something.

他们在仔细观看发生了什么。

Tāmen zài zǐxì guānkàn fāshēngle shénme.

They are watching what's happening closely.

他们在说什么？

Tāmen zài shuō shénme?

What are they saying?

他们在这里做什么？

Tāmen zài zhèlǐ zuò shénme?

What are they doing here?

他们想知道什么？

Tāmen xiǎng zhīdào shénme?

What do they want to know?

他们是用什么来打你的？

Tāmen shì yòng shénme lái dǎ nǐ de?

What did they hit you with?

他们没有人了解她暗示什么。

Tāmen méiyǒu rén liǎojiě tā ànshì shénme.

None of them could understand what she was implying.

他们没有什么可能会结婚。

Tāmen méiyǒu shénme kěnéng huì jiéhūn.

They're unlikely to get married.

他们知道什么呢？

Tāmen zhīdào shénme ne?

What do they know?

他们知道发生了什么。

Tāmen zhīdào fāshēngle shénme.

They know what happened.

他们说了些什么？

Tāmen shuōle xiē shénme?

What did they say?

他们说了什么，我并不注意。

Tāmen shuōle shénme, wǒ bìng bú zhùyì.

I didn't pay attention to what they were saying.

他们问了什么？

Tāmen wèn le shénme?

What did they ask?

他似乎什么都知道。

Tā sìhū shénme dōu zhīdào.

It seems to have that he knows everything.

他做什么工作？

Tā zuò shénme gōngzuò?

What's his job?

他到底躲在什么地方呢？

Tā dàodǐ duǒ zài shénme dìfang ne?

I wonder where he is hiding.

他发生了什么事？

Tā fāshēngle shénme shì?

What happened to him?

他叫什么名字？

Tā jiào shénme míngzi?

What is his name?

他可能发生了什么事情。

Tā kěnéng fāshēngle shénme shìqing.

Something may have happened to him.

他告诉你什么了？

Tā gàosu nǐ shénme le?

What did he tell you?

他告诉我什么时候该说是。

Tā gàosu wǒ shénme shíhou gāi shuō shì.

He told me when to say yes.

他告诉过你要做什么吗？

Tā gàosuguo nǐ yào zuò shénme ma?

Did he tell you what to do?

他喝醉了，次日什么都不记得。

Tā hēzuìle, cìrì shénme dōu bú jìde.

He got drunk and remembered nothing the next day.

他在你们公司担任什么职务？

Tā zài nǐmen gōngsī dānrèn shénme zhíwù?

What position does he hold in your company?

他在信上说什么？

Tā zài xìn shàng shuō shénme?

What does he say in his letter?

他在做什么？

Tā zài zuò shénme?

What is he doing?

他在网上用的别名是什么？

Tā zài wǎngshàng yòng de biémíng shì shénme?

What alias does he use online?

他在藏什么？

Tā zài cáng shénme?

What's he hiding?

他在说什么？

Tā zài shuō shénme?

What is he talking about?

他太贪了，什么都想要。

Tā tài tānle, shénme dōu xiǎngyào.

He's too greedy and wants everything.

他好像做什么事也顺顺利利的。

Tā hǎoxiàng zuò shénme shì yě shùn shùnlì lì de.

Everything seems to go right with him.

他对什么都感好奇。

Tā duì shénme dōu gǎn hàoqí.

He's curious about everything.

他对你说了些什么？

Tā duì nǐ shuōle xiē shénme?

What did he say to you?

他很有本事，什么都会修。

Tā hěn yǒu běnshi, shénme dōu huì xiū.

He's very capable and can fix anything.

他想做什么？

Tā xiǎng zuò shénme?

What does he mean to do?

他想做什么就能做什么。

Tā xiǎng zuò shénme jiù néng zuò shénme.

He was able to do everything at will.

他打算做什么？

Tā dǎsuàn zuò shénme?

What did he plan on doing?

他新出的小说叫什么？

Tā xīn chū de xiǎoshuō jiào shénme?

What's his new novel called?

他无论什么时候都是开开心心的。

Tā wúlùn shénme shíhou dōu shì kāi kāixīn xīn de.

He is always happy.

他无论做什么都会受到赞赏。

Tā wúlùn zuò shénme dōu huì shòudào zànshǎng.

No matter what he may do, he will be praised.

他是个博学的人，什么都懂一点。

Tā shì gè bóxué de rén, shénme dōu dǒng yìdiǎn.

He is an erudite man who knows a little about everything.

他是什么时候回来的？

Tā shì shénme shíhou huílai de?

When did he get back?

他是什么样子的男人啊？

Tā shì shénme yàngzi de nánrén a?

What kind of man was he?

他最新的小说叫什么名字？

Tā zuìxīn de xiǎoshuō jiào shénme míngzi?

What's his most recent novel?

他有什么不喜欢吃的呢？

Tā yǒu shénme bù xǐhuan chī de ne?

What is there that he doesn't like to eat?

他来这里的目的是什么？

Tā lái zhèlǐ de mùdì shì shénme?

For what purpose did he come here?

他查的是什么？

Tā chá de shì shénme?

What did he look up?

他没有什么教学经验。

Tā méiyǒu shénme jiāoxué jīngyàn.

He has little experience in teaching.

他没来开会，是什么缘故呢？

Tā méi lái kāihuì, shì shénme yuángù ne?

What was the reason he didn't come to the meeting?

他消息很灵通，什么事都知道。

Tā xiāoxi hěn língtōng, shénme shì dōu zhīdào.

He is very well informed and knows about everything.

他的一生平静，没有什么大波澜。

Tā de yìshēng píngjìng, méiyǒu shénme dà bōlán.

His life was calm, without any great ups and downs.

他的知识面很广，什么都懂。

Tā de zhīshimiàn hěn guǎng, shénme dōu dǒng.

His knowledge is broad, and he understands everything.

他的话暗示着什么？

Tā de huà ànshìzhe shénme?

What do his words imply?

他看来没有做错什么。

Tā kànlai méiyǒu zuò cuò shénme.

It's unlikely that he did anything wrong.

他肯定不是什么绅士。

Tā kěndìng bú shì shénme shēnshì.

He's definitely no gentleman.

他脾气好，什么事都迁就别人。

Tā píqi hǎo, shénme shì dōu qiānjiù biéren.

He's easygoing and accommodates others in everything.

他要做什么？

Tā yào zuò shénme?

What does he want to do?

他说了些什么。

Tā shuōle xiē shénme.

He said something.

他说了什么？

Tā shuōle shénme?

What did he say?

他说他什么时候会来？

Tā shuō tā shénme shíhou huì lái?

When did he say he would come?

他说话的语气好像是在害怕什么。

Tā shuōhuà de yǔqì hǎoxiàng shì zài hàipà shénme.

He speaks as though he were afraid of something.

他走得很仓促，什么也没带。

Tā zǒu de hěn cāngcù, shénme yě méi dài.

He left in such a rush that he took nothing with him.

他跟你说什么了？

Tā gēn nǐ shuō shénme le?

What did he tell you?

他跟你说什么，你就做什么。

Tā gēn nǐ shuō shénme, nǐ jiù zuò shénme.

Do whatever he tells you.

他还说了什么？

Tā hái shuōle shénme?

What else did he say?

他这样做的动机是什么？

Tā zhèyàng zuò de dòngjī shì shénme?

What is his motive for doing this?

他送这份礼物有什么用意？

Tā sòng zhè fèn lǐwù yǒu shénme yòngyì?

What is his purpose in giving this gift?

他那样做有什么动机？

Tā nàyàng zuò yǒu shénme dòngjī?

What was his motive for doing it?

他问你什么？

Tā wèn nǐ shénme?

What did he ask you?

他问我买了什么。

Tā wèn wǒ mǎile shénme.

He asked me what I had bought.

他除了抱怨以外，什么也没做。

Tā chúle bàoyuàn yǐwài, shénme yě méi zuò.

He did nothing but complain.

他靠什么维持生活？

Tā kào shénme wéichí shēnghuó?

What does he do for a living?

付出什么，就会得到什么。

Fùchū shénme, jiù huì dédào shénme.

What you give, you will get it back.

代金券什么时候过期？

Dàijīnquàn shénme shíhou guòqī?

When does the voucher expire?

任何人知道这是什么？

Rènhé rén zhīdào zhè shì shénme?

Does anyone know what this is?

会议什么时候开始？

Huìyì shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

How soon will the meeting begin?

似乎发生了什么事。

Sìhū fāshēngle shénme shì.

It seems that something has happened.

但你很可能猜得到会发生什么。

Dàn nǐ hěn kěnéng cāi dédào huì fāshēng shénme.

You can probably guess what happens though.

体坛最近有什么大新闻吗？

Tǐtán zuìjìn yǒu shénme dà xīnwén ma?

Has there been any big news in the world of sport lately?

作文大赛什么时候开始？

Zuòwén dàsài shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When does the essay contest start?

你一早上都在忙活什么呢？

Nǐ yì zǎoshang dōu zài mánghuo shénme ne?

What have you been so busy with all morning?

你一直都知道，却什么都没做。

Nǐ yìzhí dōu zhīdào, què shénme dōu méi zuò.

You knew all this time, but you did nothing.

你一般中午饭吃什么？

Nǐ yìbān zhōng wǔfàn chī shénme?

What do you usually eat for lunch?

你一般和朋友一起做什么？

Nǐ yìbān hé péngyou yìqǐ zuò shénme?

What do you usually do with your friends?

你丈夫叫什么？

Nǐ zhàngfu jiào shénme?

What's your husband's name?

你上个周末做了什么？

Nǐ shàng ge zhōumò zuòle shénme?

What did you do last weekend?

你下个周末有什么安排？

Nǐ xià gè zhōumò yǒu shénme ānpái?

What have you got planned for next weekend?

你下个周末有什么安排吗？

Nǐ xià gè zhōumò yǒu shénme ānpái ma?

Have you got anything planned for next weekend?

你不必什么都非得自己来。

Nǐ búbì shénme dōu fēiděi zìjǐ lái.

You shouldn't try to do everything by yourself.

你不想让我们看见什么？

Nǐ bùxiǎng ràng wǒmen kànjiàn shénme?

What don't you want us to see?

你不知道昨天发生了什么事吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zuótiān fāshēngle shénme shì ma?

Don't you know what happened yesterday?

你不知道昨天发生什么事吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zuótiān fāshēng shénme shì ma?

Don't you know what happened yesterday?

你不知道这是什么？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zhè shì shénme?

You don't know what that is?

你业余都做些什么？

Nǐ yèyú dōu zuò xiē shénme?

What do you do in your spare time?