Word: 什麼 (shénme) what?

是什麼時候完成的？

Shì shénme shíhou wánchéng de?

When was it finished?

是什麼讓你笑得這麼開心？

Shì shénme ràng nǐ xiào de zhème kāixīn?

What's making you laugh so hard?

是什麼讓你這麼緊張？

Shì shénme ràng nǐ zhème jǐnzhāng?

What are you so nervous about?

是什麼迫使你離開家鄉的？

Shì shénme pòshǐ nǐ líkāi jiāxiāng de?

What forced you to leave your hometown?

是什麼道理？

Shì shénme dàoli?

What's the reason?

是什麼風把你吹來了啊？

Shì shénme fēng bǎ nǐ chuī láile a?

What has brought you here?

是因為什麼原因？

Shì yīnwèi shénme yuányīn?

What was the reason for it?

晚上吃什麼？

Wǎnshang chī shénme?

What do we eat tonight?

晚飯我們吃什麼？

Wǎnfàn wǒmen chī shénme?

What are we having for supper?

最不一樣的的是什麼？

Zuì bù yíyàng de de shì shénme?

What's the biggest difference?

最壞的情境是什麼？

Zuì huài de qíngjìng shì shénme?

What's the worst-case scenario?

最近在幹些什麼？

Zuìjìn zài gàn xiē shénme?

What've you been doing recently?

有什麼新鮮事嗎？

Yǒu shénme xīnxiān shì ma?

What's new?

有什麼是你不能證明確相信的呢？

Yǒu shénme shì nǐ bùnéng zhèngmíng què xiāngxìn de ne?

What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?

有什麼比失明更不幸的呢？

Yǒu shénme bǐ shīmíng gèng búxìng de ne?

What greater misfortune is there than to go blind?

有什麼選擇呢？

Yǒu shénme xuǎnzé ne?

What are my options?

有時我真的不知道他在想什麼。

Yǒushí wǒ zhēnde bù zhīdào tā zài xiǎng shénme.

Sometimes, I don't understand him.

校長什麼時候出訪美國？

Xiàozhǎng shénme shíhou chūfǎng Měiguó?

When is the principal going on an official visit to the United States?

桌子上有什麼？

Zhuōzi shàng yǒu shénme?

What is on the desk?

比賽什麼時候開始？

Bǐsài shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

What time will the game start?

比賽結果什麼時候公佈？

Bǐsài jiéguǒ shénme shíhou gōngbù?

When will the results of the competition be announced?

畢竟，我應認真相信些什麼？

Bìjìng, wǒ yīng rènzhēn xiāngxìn xiē shénme?

In the end, what must I really believe in?

沒人關心我想什麼。

Méi rén guānxīn wǒ xiǎng shénme.

No one cares what I think.

沒人知道那機器長什麼樣子。

Méi rén zhīdào nà jīqì zhǎng shénme yàngzi.

Nobody knew what the machine was like.

沒有人知道未來會發生什麼事。

Méiyǒu rén zhīdào wèilái huì fāshēng shénme shì.

No one knows what'll happen in the future.

油表是什麼時候壞的？

Yóu biǎo shì shénme shíhou huài de?

When did the petrol gauge stop working?

演出什麼時候開始？

Yǎnchū shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

What time does the play begin?

然後發生了什麼事？

Ránhòu fāshēngle shénme shì?

What happened then?

爆炸是由什麼導致的呢？

Bàozhà shì yóu shénme dǎozhì de ne?

What was the cause of the explosion?

爆炸的原因是什麼？

Bàozhà de yuányīn shì shénme?

What was the cause of the explosion?

猜猜我遇到什麼事了！

Cāi cāi wǒ yùdào shénme shì le!

Guess what happened to me.

猜猜看他告訴了我什麼。

Cāi cāi kàn tā gàosule wǒ shénme.

Guess what he told me.

玩遊戲作弊有什麼意思？

Wán yóuxì zuòbì yǒu shénme yìsi?

What's the fun in cheating at a game?

現在我要聽些什麼？

Xiànzài wǒ yào tīng xiē shénme?

What am I hearing now?

現在有什麼電影？

Xiànzài yǒu shénme diànyǐng?

What's playing?

生什麼氣呀？

Shēng shénme qì ya?

Why are you angry?

生日送她什麼好呢？

Shēngrì sòng tā shénme hǎo ne?

What would be a good birthday present for her?

生活的樂趣是什麼？

Shēnghuó de lèqù shì shénme?

What is the joy of life?

申請材料什麼時候必須遞交？

Shēnqǐng cáiliào shénme shíhou bìxū dìjiāo?

When do the application materials have to be handed in?

電影什麼時候開始？

Diànyǐng shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When does the movie start?

電影什麼時間開始？

Diànyǐng shénme shíjiān kāishǐ?

When does the movie start?

盒子裡頭是什麼？

Hézi lǐtou shì shénme?

What's inside the box?

盛夏用空調要注意什麼？

Shèngxià yòng kōngtiáo yào zhùyì shénme?

What should you watch out for when using air conditioning in the height of summer?

直接和我說我要做什麼。

Zhíjiē hé wǒ shuō wǒ yào zuò shénme.

Just tell me what I have to do.

看到紅色，你會聯想到什麼？

Kàndào hóngsè, nǐ huì liánxiǎng dào shénme?

When you see red, what do you associate it with?

看外面正在發生什麼。

Kàn wàimiàn zhèngzài fāshēng shénme.

Look at what's happening outside.

看完這部電影，你有什麼感觸？

Kàn wán zhè bù diànyǐng, nǐ yǒu shénme gǎnchù?

What did you feel after watching this movie?

看我為你做了什麼。

Kàn wǒ wèi nǐ zuòle shénme.

Look what I made for you.

看雜誌有什麼用？

Kàn zázhì yǒu shénme yòng?

What is the use of reading magazines?

看看發生了什麼。

Kànkan fāshēngle shénme.

Look what happened.

知識是什麼？

Zhīshi shì shénme?

What is knowledge?

種什麼因得什麼果。

Zhǒng shénme yīn de shénme guǒ.

You reap what you sow.

祕訣是什麼？

Mìjué shì shénme?

What's the secret?

空白處該填充什麼？

Kòngbái chù gāi tiánchōng shénme?

What should go in the blank space?

第一臺電腦是什麼時候問世的？

Dìyī tái diànnǎo shì shénme shíhou wènshì de?

When did the first computer come out?

第一名有什麼獎品？

Dìyīmíng yǒu shénme jiǎngpǐn?

What is the prize for first place?

第一班火車什麼時候出發？

Dìyī bān huǒchē shénme shíhou chūfā?

What time does the first train leave?

第十臺在播什麼節目？

Dì shí tái zài bō shénme jiémù?

What is on Channel 10?

網購的東西什麼時候到？

Wǎnggòu de dōngxi shénme shíhou dào?

When will the things I ordered online arrive?

老師告訴我們必須看什麼書。

Lǎoshī gàosu wǒmen bìxū kàn shénme shū.

Our teacher told us what to read.

老師，這個詞的讀音是什麼？

Lǎoshī, zhège cí de dúyīn shì shénme?

Teacher, what is the pronunciation of this word?

老虎吃什麼東西？

Lǎohǔ chī shénme dōngxi?

What do tigers eat?

肯定有人看見發生了什麼。

Kěndìng yǒurén kànjiàn fāshēngle shénme.

Someone must've seen what happened.

臉書是什麼？

Liǎnshū shì shénme?

What's Facebook?

讓我們知道你什麼時候會到。

Ràng wǒmen zhīdào nǐ shénme shíhou huì dào.

Let us know when you'll arrive.

請告訴我下一步該做什麼。

Qǐng gàosu wǒ xià yíbù gāi zuò shénme.

Please show me what to do next.

請告訴我什麼時候該走。

Qǐng gàosu wǒ shénme shíhou gāi zǒu.

Please tell me when to go.

請告訴我們下一步要做什麼。

Qǐng gàosu wǒmen xià yíbù yào zuò shénme.

Please tell us what to do next.

請告訴我應該做什麼。

Qǐng gàosu wǒ yīnggāi zuò shénme.

Please tell me what I should do.

請讓我看看下一步該做什麼。

Qǐng ràng wǒ kànkan xià yíbù gāi zuò shénme.

Please show me what to do next.

請讓我知道你要什麼。

Qǐng ràng wǒ zhīdào nǐ yào shénme.

Please let me know what you want.

請說說那個人有什麼特徵？

Qǐng shuō shuō nàge rén yǒu shénme tèzhēng?

Please describe what distinctive features that person had.

請問他們笑什麼？

Qǐngwèn tāmen xiào shénme?

What are they laughing at?

請問，你在做什麼？

Qǐngwèn, nǐ zài zuò shénme?

Excuse me, what are you doing?

請問您的學歷是什麼？

Qǐngwèn nín de xuélì shì shénme?

May I ask what your educational background is?

請問，現在什麼時候？

Qǐngwèn, xiànzài shénme shíhou?

Excuse me, what time is it?

請問這個杯子是什麼材質？

Qǐngwèn zhège bēizi shì shénme cáizhì?

Excuse me, what material is this cup made of?

請問，這位女士是什麼人？

Qǐngwèn, zhèwèi nǚshì shì shénme rén?

Excuse me, who is this woman?

請問這兒是什麼地方？

Qǐngwèn zhèr shì shénme dìfang?

Pardon me, what place is this?

請問，這塊肉是什麼部位？

Qǐngwèn, zhèkuài ròu shì shénme bùwèi?

Excuse me, what cut of meat is this?

請問雞蛋要什麼做法？

Qǐngwèn jīdàn yào shénme zuòfǎ?

How would you like your eggs?

讀這種的書有什麼用？

Dú zhèzhǒng de shū yǒu shénme yòng?

What is the good of reading such books?

誰也不知道將來會發生什麼事。

Shéi yě bù zhīdào jiānglái huì fāshēng shénme shì.

There is no telling what will happen in the future.

誰來告訴我到底發生了什麼事？

Shéi lái gàosu wǒ dàodǐ fāshēngle shénme shì?

I am still waiting to be told what happened.

誰管她什麼時候結婚？

Shéi guǎn tā shénme shíhou jiéhūn?

Who cares when she gets married?

誰能說將來會發生什麼呢。

Shéi néng shuō jiānglái huì fāshēng shénme ne.

Who can tell what will happen in the future?

貨什麼時候能到？

Huò shénme shíhou néng dào?

When will the stock arrive?

跟我說你上個暑假做了什麼。

Gēn wǒ shuō nǐ shàng ge shǔjià zuòle shénme.

Tell me what you did last summer vacation.

還在等什麼呢！

Hái zài děng shénme ne!

What're you waiting for?

還有什麼比友情更好呢？

Háiyǒu shénme bǐ yǒuqíng gèng hǎo ne?

What is better than friendship?

還沒人告訴我們要做什麼。

Hái méi rén gàosu wǒmen yào zuò shénme.

We haven't yet been told what we need to do.

還能看見什麼？

Hái néng kànjiàn shénme?

What else can you see?

這個二維碼說什麼？

Zhège èrwéimǎ shuō shénme?

What does the QR code say?

這個包子里有什麼？

Zhège bāozi lǐ yǒu shénme?

What's inside this baozi?

這個叫什麼？

Zhège jiào shénme?

What do you call this?

這個女人在說什麼？

Zhège nǚrén zài shuō shénme?

What is the woman saying?

這個字的意思是什麼？

Zhège zì de yìsi shì shénme?

What is the meaning of this word?

這個字的意思是什麼呀？

Zhège zì de yìsi shì shénme ya?

What does this word mean?

這個晚上發生了什麼？

Zhège wǎnshang fāshēngle shénme?

What happened that night?

這個消息預示著什麼？

Zhège xiāoxi yùshìzhe shénme?

What does this news augur?