Word: 什么 (shénme)

你知道我想听什么。

Nǐ zhīdào wǒ xiǎng tīng shénme.

You know what I want to hear.

你知道是什么原因吗？

Nǐ zhīdào shì shénme yuányīn ma?

Do you know the reason?

你知道现在正在发生什么吗？

Nǐ zhīdào xiànzài zhèngzài fāshēng shénme ma?

Do you have any idea what's been going on?

你确信你什么都不想吃吗？

Nǐ quèxìn nǐ shénme dōu bùxiǎng chī ma?

Are you sure you don't want something to eat?

你确定你没有忘记什么吗？

Nǐ quèdìng nǐ méiyǒu wàngjì shénme ma?

Are you sure you haven't forgotten anything?

你空闲时间喜欢做什么？

Nǐ kòngxián shíjiān xǐhuan zuò shénme?

What do you like to do in your free time?

你站在门口发什么愣呢？

Nǐ zhàn zài ménkǒu fā shénme lèng ne?

Why are you standing in the doorway staring blankly?

你童年的梦想是什么？

Nǐ tóngnián de mèngxiǎng shì shénme?

What was your childhood dream?

你笑什么呢？

Nǐ xiào shénme ne?

What are you laughing at?

你给了他什么？

Nǐ gěi le tā shénme?

What was it that you gave him?

你给他买了什么？

Nǐ gěi tā mǎile shénme?

What did you buy him?

你给你儿子起什么名字？

Nǐ gěi nǐ érzi qǐ shénme míngzi?

What did you name your son?

你胡说什么呢？

Nǐ húshuō shénme ne?

What nonsense are you talking now?

你能告诉我我的选项是什么吗？

Nǐ néng gàosu wǒ wǒ de xuǎnxiàng shì shénme ma?

Could you tell me what my choices are?

你能告诉我这是什么吗？

Nǐ néng gàosu wǒ zhè shì shénme ma?

Can you tell me what this is?

你能猜到我有什么吗？

Nǐ néng cāi dào wǒ yǒu shénme ma?

Can you guess what I have?

你能猜到那之后发生了什么吗？

Nǐ néng cāi dào nà zhīhòu fāshēngle shénme ma?

Can you guess what happened next?

你能给我看看你买了些什么吗？

Nǐ néng gěi wǒ kànkan nǐ mǎile xiē shénme ma?

Can you let me see what you bought?

你能记起来的最后一件事是什么？

Nǐ néng jì qǐlai de zuìhòu yí jiàn shì shì shénme?

What's the last thing you remember?

你要不要我从超市给你带些什么？

Nǐ yào búyào wǒ cóng chāoshì gěi nǐ dài xiē shénme?

Would you like me to get you something from the supermarket?

你要买什么，那个商店有什么。

Nǐ yào mǎi shénme, nàge shāngdiàn yǒu shénme.

Whatever you want to buy, that shop has it.

你要做什么？

Nǐ yào zuò shénme?

What are you going to do?

你要吃什么？

Nǐ yào chī shénme?

What do you want to eat?

你要我什么时候打电话？

Nǐ yào wǒ shénme shíhou dǎdiànhuà?

When do you want me to call?

你要我们做什么？

Nǐ yào wǒmen zuò shénme?

What did you want us to do?

你要我做什么我就做什么！

Nǐ yào wǒ zuò shénme wǒ jiù zuò shénme!

I'll do whatever you want!

你要是有什么想说的话，就说嘛。

Nǐ yàoshi yǒu shénme xiǎng shuō de huà, jiù shuō ma.

If you've got something to say, say it.

你见过虎符是什么样子的吗？

Nǐ jiànguo hǔfú shì shénme yàngzi de ma?

Have you ever seen what a tiger tally looks like?

你觉得他会对什么主题感兴趣？

Nǐ juéde tā huì duì shénme zhǔtí gǎnxìngqù?

What subject do you think he is interested in?

你觉得对此该做什么？

Nǐ juéde duì cǐ gāi zuò shénme?

What do you think should be done about it?

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?

你觉得现在的当务之急是什么？

Nǐ juéde xiànzài de dāngwùzhījí shì shénme?

What do you think is the most pressing matter right now?

你觉得这个办法有什么弊端？

Nǐ juéde zhège bànfǎ yǒu shénme bìduān?

What drawbacks do you think this method has?

你觉得这个方案有什么劣势？

Nǐ juéde zhège fāng'àn yǒu shénme lièshì?

What do you think are the weaknesses of this plan?

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?

你计划卖什么？

Nǐ jìhuà mài shénme?

What do you plan to sell?

你认为她喜欢什么颜色？

Nǐ rènwéi tā xǐhuan shénme yánsè?

What color do you think she likes?

你认为当前的首要任务是什么？

Nǐ rènwéi dāngqián de shǒuyào rènwu shì shénme?

What do you think is the chief task at present?

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?

你说了什么？

Nǐ shuōle shénme?

What did you say?

你说什么我也不会改变主意的。

Nǐ shuō shénme wǒ yě búhuì gǎibiàn zhǔyi de.

No matter what you may say, I will not change my mind.

你说你叫什么名字？

Nǐ shuō nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

What did you say your name was?

你说得你好像什么都知道似的。

Nǐ shuō de nǐ hǎoxiàng shénme dōu zhīdào shìde.

You talk as if you knew everything.

你说得这么玄，到底是什么意思？

Nǐ shuō de zhème xuán, dàodǐ shì shénme yìsi?

You're making it sound so cryptic. What exactly do you mean?

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?

你跟这座城市有什么渊源？

Nǐ gēn zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu shénme yuānyuán?

What connection do you have with this city?

你还发现什么了？

Nǐ hái fāxiàn shénme le?

What else have you figured out?

你还吃什么？

Nǐ hái chī shénme?

What else do you eat?

你还在迟疑什么？

Nǐ hái zài chíyí shénme?

What are you still hesitating about?

你还想买什么？

Nǐ hái xiǎng mǎi shénme?

What else do you want to buy?

你还有什么事情需要我去做的吗？

Nǐ háiyǒu shénme shìqing xūyào wǒ qù zuò de ma?

Is there anything else you want me to do?

你还有什么别的想知道的吗？

Nǐ háiyǒu shénme biéde xiǎng zhīdào de ma?

Is there anything else you want to know?

你还有什么想说的？

Nǐ háiyǒu shénme xiǎng shuō de?

Is there anything else you want to say?

你还有什么需要吗？

Nǐ háiyǒu shénme xūyào ma?

Do you need anything in addition?

你还看到了什么？

Nǐ hái kàndàole shénme?

What else did you see?

你还能告诉我什么？

Nǐ hái néng gàosu wǒ shénme?

Is there anything else you can tell me?

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?

你这样说有什么依据？

Nǐ zhèyàng shuō yǒu shénme yījù?

What basis do you have for saying that?

你通常什么时候起床？

Nǐ tōngcháng shénme shíhou qǐchuáng?

What time do you usually get up?

你那是什么表情？

Nǐ nà shì shénme biǎoqíng?

What's with that face?

你那边现在是什么情形？

Nǐ nàbian xiànzài shì shénme qíngxing?

What's the situation like on your end now?

你长大以后有什么志向？

Nǐ zhǎngdà yǐhòu yǒu shénme zhìxiàng?

What are your aspirations for when you grow 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?

你需要茶或者别的什么吗？

Nǐ xūyào chá huòzhě biéde shénme ma?

Would you like tea or something?

供水什么时候能恢复？

Gōngshuǐ shénme shíhou néng huīfù?

When will the water supply be restored?

信的内容是什么？

Xìn de nèiróng shì shénme?

What is the letter about?

假的钻石和真的钻石有什么分别？

Jiǎ de zuànshí hé zhēnde zuànshí yǒu shénme fēnbié?

What is the difference between imitation and real diamonds?

假设你中了五百万，你会做什么？

Jiǎshè nǐ zhòng le wǔ bǎiwàn, nǐ huì zuò shénme?

Suppose you won five million. What would you do?

做了很多，又什么都没做。

Zuòle hěn duō, yòu shénme dōu méi zuò.

We did a lot, but got nothing done.

做好菜有什么奥秘吗？

Zuò hǎo cài yǒu shénme àomì ma?

Is there any secret to cooking good food?

做点什么吧！

Zuò diǎn shénme ba!

Do something!

做独生子女有什么好处？

Zuò dúshēngzǐnǚ yǒu shénme hǎochù?

What are the benefits of being an only child?

做这份工作需要什么证书？

Zuò zhè fèn gōngzuò xūyào shénme zhèngshū?

What credentials do you need for this job?

做这道菜要放什么调料？

Zuò zhè dào cài yào fàng shénme tiáoliào?

What seasoning should I put in this dish?

健康是什么？

Jiànkāng shì shénme?

What is health?

元宵节是什么时候？

Yuánxiāojié shì shénme shíhou?

When is the Lantern Festival?

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?

先生您在找什么呀？

Xiānsheng nín zài zhǎo shénme ya?

What are you looking for, sir?

公司的新战略是什么？

Gōngsī de xīn zhànlüè shì shénme?

What is the company's new strategy?

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?

关于计划他什么也不知道。

Guānyú jìhuà tā shénme yě bù zhīdào.

He doesn't know anything about the plan.

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.

兵家和法家有什么不同？

Bīngjiā hé fǎjiā yǒu shénme bùtóng?

How does the Military School differ from the Legalists?

冒号后面的内容是什么意思？

Màohào hòumian de nèiróng shì shénme yìsi?

What does the part after the colon mean?

写简历时，应该着重写什么？

Xiě jiǎnlì shí, yīnggāi zhuózhòng xiě shénme?

What should you emphasize when writing a résumé?

冰箱里什么也没有了。

Bīngxiāng lǐ shénme yě méiyǒule.

There's nothing left in the fridge.

冰箱里什么都没剩下。

Bīngxiāng lǐ shénme dōu méi shèngxià.

Nothing remained in the refrigerator.

准确是什么时候？

Zhǔnquè shì shénme shíhou?

When exactly?