Word: 什麼 (shénme)

做好菜有什麼奧祕嗎？

Zuò hǎo cài yǒu shénme àomì ma?

Is there any secret to cooking good food?

做點什麼吧！

Zuò diǎn shénme ba!

Do something!

做這份工作需要什麼證書？

Zuò zhè fèn gōngzuò xūyào shénme zhèngshū?

What credentials do you need for this job?

健康是什麼？

Jiànkāng shì shénme?

What is health?

兄弟，你到底姓什麼啊？

Xiōngdì, nǐ dàodǐ xìng shénme a?

Bro, what's your last name?

先生小姐，你們買點什麼首飾？

Xiānsheng xiǎojie, nǐmen mǎi diǎn shénme shǒushì?

Sir and Miss, what type of jewellery are you looking to buy?

先生您在找什麼呀？

Xiānsheng nín zài zhǎo shénme ya?

What are you looking for, sir?

公司的長處和短處是什麼？

Gōngsī de chángchù hé duǎnchù shì shénme?

What are the company's strengths and weaknesses?

公園里發生了什麼？

Gōngyuán lǐ fāshēngle shénme?

What happened in the park?

關於新的環保政策，你有什麼看法？

Guānyú xīn de huánbǎo zhèngcè, nǐ yǒu shénme kànfǎ?

What's your opinion on the new environmental policy?

關於計劃他什麼也不知道。

Guānyú jìhuà tā shénme yě bù zhīdào.

He doesn't know anything about the plan.

關於那個你有什麼看法？

Guānyú nàge nǐ yǒu shénme kànfǎ?

What do you think about it?

關鍵不在穿什麼，而是怎麼穿。

Guānjiàn bú zài chuān shénme, érshì zěnme chuān.

It's not what you wear, it's how you wear it.

冰箱里什麼也沒有了。

Bīngxiāng lǐ shénme yě méiyǒule.

There's nothing left in the fridge.

冰箱里什麼都沒剩下。

Bīngxiāng lǐ shénme dōu méi shèngxià.

Nothing remained in the refrigerator.

準確是什麼時候？

Zhǔnquè shì shénme shíhou?

When exactly?

憑什麼讓我們走？

Píng shénme ràng wǒmen zǒu?

Who says you can make us leave?

出什麼事了，寶貝？

Chū shénme shì le, bǎobèi?

What's wrong, honey?

剛剛發生了什麼？

Gānggang fāshēngle shénme?

What just happened?

剛進職場，我什麼都不懂。

Gāng jìn zhíchǎng, wǒ shénme dōu bù dǒng.

I'd just entered the workplace and knew nothing.

別只顧著哭，做些什麼啊！

Bié zhǐgù zhe kū, zuò xiē shénme a!

Don't just whine, do something!

別問我這是什麼東西！

Bié wèn wǒ zhè shì shénme dōngxi!

Don't ask me what it was.

到底發生了什麼事。

Dàodǐ fāshēngle shénme shì.

What actually happened?

到5號軌道乘隨便什麼火車。

Dào wǔ hào guǐdào chéng suíbiàn shénme huǒchē.

Take any train on track 5.

辦這個手續需要帶什麼？

Bàn zhège shǒuxù xūyào dài shénme?

What do I need to bring to complete these formalities?

醫生什麼也做不了。

Yīshēng shénme yě zuò bù liǎo.

There was nothing that the doctors could do.

醫生對你說了什麼？

Yīshēng duì nǐ shuōle shénme?

What did the doctor say to you?

發生了什麼事？

Fāshēngle shénme shì?

What is happening?

發生了什麼事嗎？

Fāshēngle shénme shì ma?

Did something happen?

句末要用什麼標點？

Jù mò yào yòng shénme biāodiǎn?

What punctuation mark should go at the end of the sentence?

只有她們自己明白她們在說什麼。

Zhǐyǒu tāmen zìjǐ míngbai tāmen zài shuō shénme.

Only they themselves understand what they say.

可以相信他到什麼程度？

Kěyǐ xiāngxìn tā dào shénme chéngdù?

To what extent can he be trusted?

向我解釋清楚你在做什麼。

Xiàng wǒ jiěshì qīngchu nǐ zài zuò shénme.

Explain to me what you're doing there.

聽說你沒入選，是什麼原因呢？

Tīngshuō nǐ méi rùxuǎn, shì shénme yuányīn ne?

I heard you weren't selected. What was the reason?

告訴我什麼時候開始。

Gàosu wǒ shénme shíhou kāishǐ.

Tell me when to start.

告訴我他說了什麼。

Gàosu wǒ tā shuōle shénme.

Tell me what he said.

告訴我們發生了什麼事。

Gàosu wǒmen fāshēngle shénme shì.

Tell us about what happened.

告訴我你在湘南做了什麼。

Gàosu wǒ nǐ zài xiāng Nán zuòle shénme.

Tell me what you did in Shounan.

告訴我你對湘南做了什麼。

Gàosu wǒ nǐ duì xiāng Nán zuòle shénme.

Tell me what you did to Shounan.

告訴我你手裡有什麼。

Gàosu wǒ nǐ shǒulǐ yǒu shénme.

Tell me what you have in your hand.

告訴我你要什麼。

Gàosu wǒ nǐ yào shénme.

Tell me what you want.

告訴我發生了什麼事。

Gàosu wǒ fāshēngle shénme shì.

Tell me what happened.

告訴我發生什麼事。

Gàosu wǒ fāshēng shénme shì.

Please tell me what happened.

告訴我，我還剩下什麼？

Gàosu wǒ, wǒ hái shèngxià shénme?

Tell me, what else do I have left?

告訴我拿它做什麼。

Gàosu wǒ ná tā zuò shénme.

Tell me what to do with it.

告訴我該做什麼。

Gàosu wǒ gāi zuò shénme.

Tell me what to do.

咳嗽什麼幫好起來？

Késou shénme bāng hǎo qǐlai?

What helps cure a cough?

哦，這是什麼？

Ó, zhè shì shénme?

Oh, what is this?

哲學是什麼？

Zhéxué shì shénme?

What is philosophy?

啊，他們什麼時候會再見？

A, tāmen shénme shíhou huì zàijiàn?

Ah, when will they meet again?

喜歡什麼就隨便吃吧。

Xǐhuan shénme jiù suíbiàn chī ba.

Help yourself to anything you like.

嘿，你們看什麼呢？

Hēi, nǐmen kàn shénme ne?

Hey, what are you guys looking at?

嘿，你在這做什麼？

Hēi, nǐ zài zhè zuò shénme?

Hey, what are you doing here?

嘿，看我找到了什麼。

Hēi, kàn wǒ zhǎodàole shénme.

Hey, look what I found.

在你面前是什麼東西？

Zài nǐ miànqián shì shénme dōngxi?

What's in front of you?

在假期中我什麼都沒有做。

Zài jiàqī zhōng wǒ shénme dōu méiyǒu zuò.

I didn't do anything during my vacation.

在吃什麼呢？

Zài chī shénme ne?

What are you eating?

在埃及說什麼語言？

Zài Āijí shuō shénme yǔyán?

What language is spoken in Egypt?

在您的國家說什麼語言？

Zài nín de guójiā shuō shénme yǔyán?

What languages are spoken in your country?

在我們家，孝順比什麼都重要。

Zài wǒmen jiā, xiàoshùn bǐ shénme dōu zhòngyào.

In our family, filial piety matters more than anything.

在波士頓正發生著什麼事。

Zài Bōshìdùn zhèng fāshēngzhe shénme shì.

Something is happening in Boston.

在笑什麼呢？

Zài xiào shénme ne?

What are you laughing at?

在這個年紀，健康比什麼都可貴。

Zài zhège niánjì, jiànkāng bǐ shénme dōu kěguì.

At this age, health is more precious than anything else.

在這麼冷的地方做什麼？

Zài zhème lěng de dìfāng zuò shénme?

What are you doing in a freezing place like this?

在這種場合，穿什麼才恰當？

Zài zhèzhǒng chǎnghé, chuān shénme cái qiàdàng?

What would be appropriate to wear on an occasion like this?

在這種情況下，他們該做什麼？

Zài zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng xià, tāmen gāi zuò shénme?

What should they do in this situation?

地毯上的花紋是什麼意思？

Dìtǎn shàng de huāwén shì shénme yìsi?

What do the designs on the carpet mean?

城和鄉的生活有什麼不同？

Chéng hé xiāng de shēnghuó yǒu shénme bùtóng?

How does life in the city differ from life in the countryside?

夏令營要帶什麼東西？

Xiàlìngyíng yào dài shénme dōngxi?

What do we need to bring to the summer camp?

多讀書對孩子的成長有什麼益處？

Duō dúshū duì háizi de chéngzhǎng yǒu shénme yìchu?

What benefits does reading more have for a child's growth?

大家在說什麼啊？

Dàjiā zài shuō shénme a?

What are you all talking about?

她不知道該和他說些什麼。

Tā bù zhīdào gāi hé tā shuō xiē shénme.

She didn't know what to say to him.

她什麼也沒說！

Tā shénme yě méi shuō!

She didn't say anything!

她什麼事也依賴老公。

Tā shénme shì yě yīlài lǎogōng.

She depends on her husband for everything.

她什麼時候到家？

Tā shénme shíhou dào jiā?

When will she get home?

她什麼時候去？

Tā shénme shíhou qù?

At what time is she going?

她什麼時候回家？

Tā shénme shíhou huíjiā?

When will she go home?

她什麼時候打破了窗戶？

Tā shénme shíhou dǎpòle chuānghu?

When did she break the window?

她什麼時候生的？

Tā shénme shíhou shēng de?

When was she born?

她什麼時候結婚的？

Tā shénme shíhou jiéhūn de?

When did she get married?

她什麼都不做只會抱怨。

Tā shénme dōu bú zuò zhǐ huì bàoyuàn.

She does nothing but complain.

她什麼都不知道。

Tā shénme dōu bù zhīdào.

She knows nothing.

她們在說什麼？

Tāmen zài shuō shénme?

What are they saying?

她做什麼工作？

Tā zuò shénme gōngzuò?

What's her job?

她兒子成為了什麼？

Tā érzi chéngwéile shénme?

What has become of her son?

她叫什麼名字？

Tā jiào shénme míngzi?

What's her name?

她可能出什麼事了。

Tā kěnéng chū shénme shì le.

Something might have happened to her.

她在做什麼？

Tā zài zuò shénme?

What's she doing?

她在黑板上寫了什麼？

Tā zài hēibǎn shàng xiěle shénme?

What did she write on the blackboard?

她對我什麼都不了解。

Tā duì wǒ shénme dōu bù liǎojiě.

She doesn't know anything about me.

她心靈手巧，什麼都會做。

Tā xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo, shénme dōu huì zuò.

She is so capable that she can make anything.

她找到了什麼？

Tā zhǎodàole shénme?

What did she find?

她是什麼時候出生的？

Tā shì shénme shíhou chūshēng de?

When was she born?

她是什麼時候去蒙古的？

Tā shì shénme shíhou qù Měnggǔ de?

When did she go to Mongolia? ⇒ When was it that she went to Mongolia?

她沒做過什麼驚天動地的事。

Tā méi zuòguo shénme jīngtiān-dòngdì de shì.

She has never done anything world-shaking.

她的眼淚已經告訴了發生了什麼。

Tā de yǎnlèi yǐjīng gàosule fāshēngle shénme.

Her tears have already told me what has happened.

她知識面很寬廣，什麼都懂。

Tā zhīshimiàn hěn kuānguǎng, shénme dōu dǒng.

Her knowledge is extensive, and she understands everything.

她穿什麼都好看。

Tā chuān shénme dōu hǎokàn.

She looks pretty no matter what she wears.

她說了什麼？

Tā shuōle shénme?

What did she say?

她問我是不是發生了什麼事。

Tā wèn wǒ shìbúshì fāshēngle shénme shì.

She asked me if anything was the matter.