Word: 什麼 (shénme) what?

These are the example sentences using 什麼 in the sense what?. Every sentence using 什麼 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Simplified: 什么

Example sentences using 什麼 in this sense

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一點小事，你嚷什麼呀？

Yìdiǎn xiǎoshì, nǐ rǎng shénme ya?

It's just a small thing, so why are you making such a fuss?
不吃早飯有什麼壞處？

Bùchī zǎofàn yǒu shénme huàichu?

What harm is there in skipping breakfast?
不好意思，你剛才說什麼？

Bùhǎoyìsi, nǐ gāngcái shuō shénme?

I'm sorry, but I didn't catch what you said.
不好意思，你叫什麼名字？

Bùhǎoyìsi, nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

Excuse me. What's your name?
不好意思，你的名字是什麼？

Bùhǎoyìsi, nǐ de míngzi shì shénme?

Sorry, what's your name?
不好意思，請問這是什麼隊伍？

Bùhǎoyìsi, qǐngwèn zhè shì shénme duìwǔ?

Excuse me, what queue is this?
不明白你在擔心什麼。

Bù míngbai nǐ zài dānxīn shénme.

I don't see what you're so concerned about.
不清楚她是什麼意思。

Bù qīngchu tā shì shénme yìsi.

It wasn't clear what she meant.
不知作者在說什麼。

Bùzhī zuòzhě zài shuō shénme.

It is not clear what the writer is trying to say.
不知道他什麼時候回來。

Bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou huílai.

I don't know when he will come back.
不知道他什麼時候才回來。

Bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou cái huílai.

I don't know when he'll come back.
不管你做什麼，別笑！

Bùguǎn nǐ zuò shénme, bié xiào!

No matter what you do, don't laugh!
不管問了什麼，她都能回答。

Bùguǎn wèn le shénme, tā dōu néng huídá.

She was able to answer whatever was asked.
為了什麼目的？

Wèile shénme mùdì?

For what purpose?
主要問題是什麼時候開始。

Zhǔyào wèntí shì shénme shíhou kāishǐ.

When to start is the main problem.
事故的真相什麼時候才能查明？

Shìgù de zhēnxiàng shénme shíhou cáinéng chámíng?

When will the truth about the accident be established?
人不知道未來可能發生什麼事。

Rén bù zhīdào wèilái kěnéng fāshēng shénme shì.

Nobody knows what will happen in the future.
什麼事使得你這麼生氣？

Shénme shì shǐde nǐ zhème shēngqì?

What has made you so angry?
什麼事這麼開心？

Shénme shì zhème kāixīn?

What's the happy occasion?
什麼事那麼急？

Shénme shì nàme jí?

What's the hurry?
什麼動物是棕色的？

Shénme dòngwù shì zōngsè de?

What animal is brown?
什麼時候去購物？

Shénme shíhou qù gòuwù?

When are we going shopping?
什麼時候發生的？

Shénme shíhou fāshēng de?

When did it happen?
什麼時候對你來說是方便的？

Shénme shíhou duì nǐ lái shuō shì fāngbiàn de?

When will it be convenient for you?
什麼時候開始？

Shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

What time does it start?
什麼時候開始登機？

Shénme shíhou kāishǐ dēngjī?

What time does boarding begin?
什麼時候才結束啊？

Shénme shíhou cái jiéshù a?

When will it end?
什麼時候放學？

Shénme shíhou fàngxué?

When is school over?
什麼時候選舉？

Shénme shíhou xuǎnjǔ?

When are the elections?
什麼時間你去工作？

Shénme shíjiān nǐ qù gōngzuò?

What time do you go to work?
什麼是人類命運共同體？

Shénme shì rénlèi mìngyùn gòngtóngtǐ?

What is a community of shared future for mankind?
什麼是幸福？

Shénme shì xìngfú?

What is happiness?
什麼是您最大的靈感來源？

Shénme shì nín zuì dà de línggǎn láiyuán?

What is your greatest source of inspiration?
什麼是民主？

Shénme shì mínzhǔ?

What's democracy?
什麼是臉書？

Shénme shì Liǎnshū?

What's Facebook?
什麼比健康還重要？

Shénme bǐ jiànkāng hái zhòngyào?

What surpasses health?
什麼比力量還重要？

Shénme bǐ lìliang hái zhòngyào?

What surpasses strength?
什麼水果是紅色的？

Shénme shuǐguǒ shì hóngsè de?

What fruit is red?
什麼讓他改變了心意？

Shénme ràng tā gǎibiànle xīnyì?

What made him change his mind?
什麼賦予了人生意義？

Shénme fùyǔle rénshēng yìyì?

What gives life its meaning?
今天你吃的什麼？

Jīntiān nǐ chī de shénme?

What have you eaten today?
今天午飯你吃什麼？

Jīntiān wǔfàn nǐ chī shénme?

What are you eating for lunch?
今天發生了什麼事？

Jīntiān fāshēngle shénme shì?

What happened today?
今天早上你在做什麼？

Jīntiān zǎoshang nǐ zài zuò shénme?

What were you doing this morning?
今天是什麼日子？

Jīntiān shì shénme rìzi?

What day is it today?
今天晚上你在什麼地方有約會？

Jīntiān wǎnshang nǐ zài shénme dìfang yǒu yuēhuì?

Where's your date tonight?
今天晚上吃什麼？

Jīntiān wǎnshang chī shénme?

What will you eat tonight?
今天晚飯吃什麼。

Jīntiān wǎnfàn chī shénme.

What's for dinner tonight?
今年流行什麼款式的外套？

Jīnnián liúxíng shénme kuǎnshì de wàitào?

What sort of coats are in fashion this year?
他不知道下一步要做什麼。

Tā bù zhīdào xià yíbù yào zuò shénme.

He didn't know what to do next.
他不知道他在說什麼。

Tā bù zhīdào tā zài shuō shénme.

He doesn't know what he's talking about.
他不知道說什麼好。

Tā bù zhīdào shuō shénme hǎo.

He did not know what to say.
他什麼意思？

Tā shénme yìsi?

What could he mean?
他什麼時候不再書店工作？

Tā shénme shíhou búzài shūdiàn gōngzuò?

Since when does he not work at the bookstore anymore?
他從什麼地方來的？

Tā cóng shénme dìfang lái de?

Where does he come from?
他們一定意識到發生什麼事了。

Tāmen yídìng yìshí dào fāshēng shénme shì le.

I'm sure they're all aware of what happened.
他們不知道先做什麼。

Tāmen bù zhīdào xiān zuò shénme.

They didn't know what to do first.
他們不知道正在發生什麼。

Tāmen bù zhīdào zhèngzài fāshēng shénme.

They have no idea what's going on.
他們什麼時候離開的？

Tāmen shénme shíhou líkāi de?

When did they leave?
他們會讓我們知道發生了什麼。

Tāmen huì ràng wǒmen zhīdào fāshēngle shénme.

They'll let us know what happens.
他們在仔細觀看發生了什麼。

Tāmen zài zǐxì guānkàn fāshēngle shénme.

They are watching what's happening closely.
他們在說什麼？

Tāmen zài shuō shénme?

What are they saying?
他們在這裡做什麼？

Tāmen zài zhèlǐ zuò shénme?

What are they doing here?
他們想知道什麼？

Tāmen xiǎng zhīdào shénme?

What do they want to know?
他們是用什麼來打你的？

Tāmen shì yòng shénme lái dǎ nǐ de?

What did they hit you with?
他們沒有人了解她暗示什麼。

Tāmen méiyǒu rén liǎojiě tā ànshì shénme.

None of them could understand what she was implying.
他們知道什麼呢？

Tāmen zhīdào shénme ne?

What do they know?
他們知道發生了什麼。

Tāmen zhīdào fāshēngle shénme.

They know what happened.
他們說了些什麼？

Tāmen shuōle xiē shénme?

What did they say?
他們說了什麼，我並不注意。

Tāmen shuōle shénme, wǒ bìng bú zhùyì.

I didn't pay attention to what they were saying.
他們問了什麼？

Tāmen wèn le shénme?

What did they ask?
他做什麼工作？

Tā zuò shénme gōngzuò?

What's his job?
他到底躲在什麼地方呢？

Tā dàodǐ duǒ zài shénme dìfang ne?

I wonder where he is hiding.
他發生了什麼事？

Tā fāshēngle shénme shì?

What happened to him?
他叫什麼名字？

Tā jiào shénme míngzi?

What is his name?
他告訴你什麼了？

Tā gàosu nǐ shénme le?

What did he tell you?
他告訴我什麼時候該說是。

Tā gàosu wǒ shénme shíhou gāi shuō shì.

He told me when to say yes.
他告訴過你要做什麼嗎？

Tā gàosuguo nǐ yào zuò shénme ma?

Did he tell you what to do?
他在信上說什麼？

Tā zài xìn shàng shuō shénme?

What does he say in his letter?
他在做什麼？

Tā zài zuò shénme?

What is he doing?
他在藏什麼？

Tā zài cáng shénme?

What's he hiding?
他在說什麼？

Tā zài shuō shénme?

What is he talking about?
他對你說了些什麼？

Tā duì nǐ shuōle xiē shénme?

What did he say to you?
他想做什麼？

Tā xiǎng zuò shénme?

What does he mean to do?
他打算做什麼？

Tā dǎsuàn zuò shénme?

What did he plan on doing?
他新出的小說叫什麼？

Tā xīn chū de xiǎoshuō jiào shénme?

What's his new novel called?
他無論做什麼都會受到讚賞。

Tā wúlùn zuò shénme dōu huì shòudào zànshǎng.

No matter what he may do, he will be praised.
他是什麼時候回來的？

Tā shì shénme shíhou huílai de?

When did he get back?
他是什麼樣子的男人啊？

Tā shì shénme yàngzi de nánrén a?

What kind of man was he?
他最新的小說叫什麼名字？

Tā zuìxīn de xiǎoshuō jiào shénme míngzi?

What's his most recent novel?
他有什麼不喜歡吃的呢？

Tā yǒu shénme bù xǐhuan chī de ne?

What is there that he doesn't like to eat?
他來這裡的目的是什麼？

Tā lái zhèlǐ de mùdì shì shénme?

For what purpose did he come here?
他查的是什麼？

Tā chá de shì shénme?

What did he look up?
他的話暗示著什麼？

Tā dehuà ànshìzhe shénme?

What do his words imply?
他要做什麼？

Tā yào zuò shénme?

What does he want to do?
他說了什麼？

Tā shuōle shénme?

What did he say?
他說他什麼時候會來？

Tā shuō tā shénme shíhou huì lái?

When did he say he would come?
他跟你說什麼了？

Tā gēn nǐ shuō shénme le?

What did he tell you?
他還說了什麼？

Tā hái shuōle shénme?

What else did he say?
他這樣做的動機是什麼？

Tā zhèyàng zuò de dòngjī shì shénme?

What is his motive for doing this?