Word: 什麼 (shénme)

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?

他可能發生了什麼事情。

Tā kěnéng fāshēngle shénme shìqing.

Something may have happened to him.

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?

他太貪了，什麼都想要。

Tā tài tānle, shénme dōu xiǎngyào.

He's too greedy and wants everything.

他好像做什麼事也順順利利的。

Tā hǎoxiàng zuò shénme shì yě shùn shùnlì lì de.

Everything seems to go right with him.

他對什麼都感好奇。

Tā duì shénme dōu gǎn hàoqí.

He's curious about everything.

他對你說了些什麼？

Tā duì nǐ shuōle xiē shénme?

What did he say to you?

他很有本事，什麼都會修。

Tā hěn yǒu běnshi, shénme dōu huì xiū.

He's very capable and can fix anything.

他想做什麼？

Tā xiǎng zuò shénme?

What does he mean to do?

他想做什麼就能做什麼。

Tā xiǎng zuò shénme jiù néng zuò shénme.

He was able to do everything at will.

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?

他無論什麼時候都是開開心心的。

Tā wúlùn shénme shíhou dōu shì kāi kāixīn xīn de.

He is always happy.

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.

他是個博學的人，什麼都懂一點。

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

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

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?

他沒有什麼教學經驗。

Tā méiyǒu shénme jiāoxué jīngyàn.

He has little experience in teaching.

他消息很靈通，什麼事都知道。

Tā xiāoxi hěn língtōng, shénme shì dōu zhīdào.

He is very well informed and knows about everything.

他的一生平靜，沒有什麼大波瀾。

Tā de yìshēng píngjìng, méiyǒu shénme dà bōlán.

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

他的知識面很廣，什麼都懂。

Tā de zhīshimiàn hěn guǎng, shénme dōu dǒng.

His knowledge is broad, and he understands everything.

他的話暗示著什麼？

Tā dehuà ànshìzhe shénme?

What do his words imply?

他看來沒有做錯什麼。

Tā kànlai méiyǒu zuò cuò shénme.

It's unlikely that he did anything wrong.

他肯定不是什麼紳士。

Tā kěndìng bú shì shénme shēnshì.

He's definitely no gentleman.

他脾氣好，什麼事都遷就別人。

Tā píqi hǎo, shénme shì dōu qiānjiù biéren.

He's easygoing and accommodates others in everything.

他要做什麼？

Tā yào zuò shénme?

What does he want to do?

他說了些什麼。

Tā shuōle xiē shénme.

He said something.

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?

他說話的語氣好像是在害怕什麼。

Tā shuōhuà de yǔqì hǎoxiàng shì zài hàipà shénme.

He speaks as though he were afraid of something.

他走得很倉促，什麼也沒帶。

Tā zǒu de hěn cāngcù, shénme yě méi dài.

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

他跟你說什麼了？

Tā gēn nǐ shuō shénme le?

What did he tell you?

他跟你說什麼，你就做什麼。

Tā gēn nǐ shuō shénme, nǐ jiù zuò shénme.

Do whatever he tells 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?

他送這份禮物有什麼用意？

Tā sòng zhè fèn lǐwù yǒu shénme yòngyì?

What is his purpose in giving this gift?

他那樣做有什麼動機？

Tā nàyàng zuò yǒu shénme dòngjī?

What was his motive for doing it?

他問你什麼？

Tā wèn nǐ shénme?

What did he ask you?

他問我買了什麼。

Tā wèn wǒ mǎile shénme.

He asked me what I had bought.

他除了抱怨以外，什麼也沒做。

Tā chúle bàoyuàn yǐwài, shénme yě méi zuò.

He did nothing but complain.

他靠什麼維持生活？

Tā kào shénme wéichí shēnghuó?

What does he do for a living?

付出什麼，就會得到什麼。

Fùchū shénme, jiù huì dédào shénme.

What you give, you will get it back.

任何人知道這是什麼？

Rènhé rén zhīdào zhè shì shénme?

Does anyone know what this is?

會議什麼時候開始？

Huìyì shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

How soon will the meeting begin?

似乎發生了什麼事。

Sìhū fāshēngle shénme shì.

It seems that something has happened.

但你很可能猜得到會發生什麼。

Dàn nǐ hěn kěnéng cāi dédào huì fāshēng shénme.

You can probably guess what happens though.

作文大賽什麼時候開始？

Zuòwén dàsài shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When does the essay contest start?

你一直都知道，卻什麼都沒做。

Nǐ yìzhí dōu zhīdào, què shénme dōu méi zuò.

You knew all this time, but you did nothing.

你一般中午飯吃什麼？

Nǐ yìbān zhōng wǔfàn chī shénme?

What do you usually eat for lunch?

你一般和朋友一起做什麼？

Nǐ yìbān hé péngyou yìqǐ zuò shénme?

What do you usually do with your friends?

你丈夫叫什麼？

Nǐ zhàngfu jiào shénme?

What's your husband's name?

你上個週末做了什麼？

Nǐ shàng ge zhōumò zuòle shénme?

What did you do last weekend?

你下個週末有什麼安排？

Nǐ xià gè zhōumò yǒu shénme ānpái?

What have you got planned for next weekend?

你下個週末有什麼安排嗎？

Nǐ xià gè zhōumò yǒu shénme ānpái ma?

Have you got anything planned for next weekend?

你不必什麼都非得自己來。

Nǐ búbì shénme dōu fēiděi zìjǐ lái.

You shouldn't try to do everything by yourself.

你不想讓我們看見什麼？

Nǐ bùxiǎng ràng wǒmen kànjiàn shénme?

What don't you want us to see?

你不知道昨天發生了什麼事嗎？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zuótiān fāshēngle shénme shì ma?

Don't you know what happened yesterday?

你不知道昨天發生什麼事嗎？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zuótiān fāshēng shénme shì ma?

Don't you know what happened yesterday?

你不知道這是什麼？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zhè shì shénme?

You don't know what that is?

你業餘都做些什麼？

Nǐ yèyú dōu zuò xiē shénme?

What do you do in your spare time?

你為了什麼來到了西班牙呢？

Nǐ wèile shénme láidàole Xībānyá ne?

Why did you come to Spain?

你買了什麼？

Nǐ mǎile shénme?

What did you buy?

你買了什麼書？

Nǐ mǎile shénme shū?

What books did you buy?

你人生的終極目標是什麼？

Nǐ rénshēng de zhōngjí mùbiāo shì shénme?

What is the ultimate goal of your life?

你什麼也做不了。

Nǐ shénme yě zuò bù liǎo.

You can't do anything about that.

你什麼也沒寫。

Nǐ shénme yě méi xiě.

You didn't write anything.

你什麼也沒說！

Nǐ shénme yě méi shuō!

You didn't say anything!

你什麼意思？

Nǐ shénme yìsi?

What's your problem?

你什麼時候上班？

Nǐ shénme shíhou shàngbān?

When do you work?

你什麼時候從東京回來的？

Nǐ shénme shíhou cóng Dōngjīng huílai de?

When did you come back from Tokyo?

你什麼時候從巴西回來？

Nǐ shénme shíhou cóng Bāxī huílai?

When are you coming back from Brazil?

你什麼時候會在線上？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huì zàixiàn shàng?

When will you be online?

你什麼時候做完工作？

Nǐ shénme shíhou zuò wán gōngzuò?

When will you finish your work?

你什麼時候出發最方便？

Nǐ shénme shíhou chūfā zuì fāngbiàn?

When will it suit you to start?

你什麼時候動身去上海？

Nǐ shénme shíhou dòngshēn qù Shànghǎi?

When are you setting off for Shanghai?

你什麼時候去上課？

Nǐ shénme shíhou qù shàngkè?

When do you go to class?

你什麼時候去歐洲？

Nǐ shénme shíhou qù Ōuzhōu?

When are you going to Europe?

你什麼時候去西班牙？

Nǐ shénme shíhou qù Xībānyá?

When are you going to Spain?

你什麼時候去那裡？

Nǐ shénme shíhou qù nàli?

When did you go there?

你什麼時候吃早餐？

Nǐ shénme shíhou chī zǎocān?

What time will you have breakfast?

你什麼時候告訴過我？

Nǐ shénme shíhou gàosuguo wǒ?

When did you tell me?

你什麼時候喝咖啡？

Nǐ shénme shíhou hē kāfēi?

When do you drink coffee?

你什麼時候回到阿爾及利亞？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huídào Ā'ěrjílìyà?

When did you return to Algeria?

你什麼時候回家？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huíjiā?

When will you come home?

你什麼時候回來？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huílai?

When will you be back?

你什麼時候回馬來西亞？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huí Mǎláixīyà?

When are you going back to Malaysia?

你什麼時候學會游泳的？

Nǐ shénme shíhou xuéhuì yóuyǒng de?

When did you learn to swim?

你什麼時候將去亞美尼亞？

Nǐ shénme shíhou jiāng qù Yàměiníyà?

When will you go to Armenia?