Word: 甚么 (shénme)

人们常说没有甚么比时间更重要。

Rénmen cháng shuō méiyǒu shénme bǐ shíjiān gèng zhòngyào.

It is often said that nothing is more precious than time.

他们不知道正在发生甚么。

Tāmen bù zhīdào zhèngzài fāshēng shénme.

They have no idea what's going on.

他们在这里做甚么？

Tāmen zài zhèlǐ zuò shénme?

What are they doing here?

他们是用甚么来打你的？

Tāmen shì yòng shénme lái dǎ nǐ de?

What did they hit you with?

他们没有甚么可能会结婚。

Tāmen méiyǒu shénme kěnéng huì jiéhūn.

They're unlikely to get married.

他们甚么也不会告诉我们。

Tāmen shénme yě búhuì gàosu wǒmen.

They won't tell us anything.

他到底躲在甚么地方呢？

Tā dàodǐ duǒ zài shénme dìfāng ne?

I wonder where he is hiding.

他在藏甚么？

Tā zài cáng shénme?

What's he hiding?

他好像做甚么事也顺顺利利的。

Tā hǎoxiàng zuò shénme shì yě shùn shùnlì lì de.

Everything seems to go right with him.

他想做甚么就能做甚么。

Tā xiǎng zuò shénme jiù néng zuò shénme.

He was able to do everything at will.

他新出的小说叫甚么？

Tā xīn chū de xiǎoshuō jiào shénme?

What's his new novel called?

他是甚么时候回来的？

Tā shì shénme shíhou huílai de?

When did he get back?

他最新的小说叫甚么名字？

Tā zuìxīn de xiǎoshuō jiào shénme míngzi?

What's his most recent novel?

他没有甚么教学经验。

Tā méiyǒu shénme jiāoxué jīngyàn.

He has little experience in teaching.

他甚么也没说。

Tā shénme yě méi shuō.

He didn't say a word.

他看来没有做错甚么。

Tā kànlai méiyǒu zuò cuò shénme.

It's unlikely that he did anything wrong.

你不知道昨天发生了甚么事吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zuótiān fāshēngle shénme shì ma?

Don't you know what happened yesterday?

你为甚么不亲我了呢？

Nǐ wèi shénme bù qīn wǒ le ne?

Why don't you kiss me anymore?

你为甚么不听？

Nǐ wèi shénme bù tīng?

Why aren't you listening?

你为甚么不抱我？

Nǐ wèi shénme bú bào wǒ?

Why don't you hug me?

你为甚么不跟他讲？

Nǐ wèi shénme bù gēn tā jiǎng?

Why don't you talk to him?

你为甚么买日本车？

Nǐ wèi shénme mǎi Rìběn chē?

Why did you buy a Japanese car?

你为甚么还不结婚？

Nǐ wèi shénme hái bù jiéhūn?

Why are you still unmarried?

你为甚么需要我帮助？

Nǐ wèi shénme xūyào wǒ bāngzhù?

Why do you need my help?

你今早做了甚么？

Nǐ jīn zǎo zuòle shénme?

What did you do this morning?

你们这些姑娘在做甚么？

Nǐmen zhèxiē gūniang zài zuò shénme?

What are you girls doing?

你发现了甚么？

Nǐ fāxiànle shénme?

What did you find out?

你喝点甚么吗？

Nǐ hē diǎn shénme ma?

Can I get you something to drink?

你在做甚么？

Nǐ zài zuò shénme?

What are you on about?

你在这里做甚么？

Nǐ zài zhèlǐ zuò shénme?

What do you do here?

你对这个问题有甚么感受？

Nǐ duì zhège wèntí yǒu shénme gǎnshòu?

How do you feel about the issue?

你想喝点甚么？

Nǐ xiǎng hē diǎn shénme?

What will you have to drink?

你想看甚么类型的电影？

Nǐ xiǎng kàn shénme lèixíng de diànyǐng?

What kind of movie do you want to watch?

你打算甚么时候出发去日本？

Nǐ dǎsuàn shénme shíhou chūfā qù Rìběn?

When do you plan to leave for Japan?

你明天这个时间会在甚么地方？

Nǐ míngtiān zhège shíjiān huì zài shénme dìfāng?

Where will you be this time tomorrow?

你是在甚么时候到达的？

Nǐ shì zài shénme shíhou dàodá de?

What time did you arrive there?

你现在有甚么是一定要做的？

Nǐ xiànzài yǒu shénme shì yídìng yào zuò de?

What must you do now?

你甚么也没写。

Nǐ shénme yě méi xiě.

You didn't write anything.

你甚么时候回来？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huílai?

When will you be back?

你甚么看法呢？

Nǐ shénme kànfǎ ne?

What's your opinion?

你的新车是甚么颜色的？

Nǐ de xīn chē shì shénme yánsè de?

What color is your new car?

你的朋友叫甚么名字？

Nǐ de péngyou jiào shénme míngzi?

What's your friend's name?

你的真正目的是甚么？

Nǐ de zhēnzhèng mùdì shì shénme?

What's your real purpose?

你知道他们在说甚么吗？

Nǐ zhīdào tāmen zài shuō shénme ma?

Do you have any idea what they're talking about?

你知道我想听甚么。

Nǐ zhīdào wǒ xiǎng tīng shénme.

You know what I want to hear.

你知道现在正在发生甚么吗？

Nǐ zhīdào xiànzài zhèngzài fāshēng shénme ma?

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

你计划卖甚么？

Nǐ jìhuà mài shénme?

What do you plan to sell?

你说了甚么？

Nǐ shuōle shénme?

What did you say?

你说甚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.

你还能告诉我甚么？

Nǐ hái néng gàosu wǒ shénme?

Is there anything else you can tell me?

健康是甚么？

Jiànkāng shì shénme?

What is health?

先生您在找甚么呀？

Xiānsheng nín zài zhǎo shénme ya?

What are you looking for, sir?

医生甚么也做不了。

Yìshēng shénme yě zuò bù liǎo.

There was nothing that the doctors could do.

发生了甚么事？

Fāshēngle shénme shì?

What is happening?

她为甚么问了你？

Tā wèi shénme wèn le nǐ?

Why did she ask you?

她昨天为甚么不来？

Tā zuótiān wèi shénme bù lái?

What prevented her from coming yesterday?

她甚么时候回家？

Tā shénme shíhou huíjiā?

When will she return home?

我不太明白你在说甚么。

Wǒ bú tài míngbai nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are talking about.

我不明白你想说甚么。

Wǒ bù míngbai nǐ xiǎng shuō shénme.

I have no idea what you mean.

我不明白你的意思是甚么。

Wǒ bù míngbai nǐ de yìsi shì shénme.

I have no idea what you mean.

我不清楚发生了甚么。

Wǒ bù qīngchu fāshēngle shénme.

I'm not sure what's going on.

我不知道他叫甚么名字。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā jiào shénme míngzi.

I don't know his name.

我不知道他甚么时候会出现。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou huì chūxiàn.

I'm not sure as to when he will turn up.

我不知道会发生甚么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào huì fāshēng shénme.

I wonder what will happen.

我不知道你为甚么在这里。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ wèi shénme zài zhèlǐ.

I don't know why you're here.

我不知道我在做甚么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wǒ zài zuò shénme.

I don't know what I'm doing.

我不知道母亲甚么时候会回来。

Wǒ bù zhīdào mǔqīn shénme shíhou huì huílai.

I don't know when my mother will come back.

我不知道穿甚么好。

Wǒ bù zhīdào chuān shénme hǎo.

I have no idea what I'm going to wear.

我不知道那是甚么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nà shì shénme.

I don't know what it is.

我不知道门为甚么是开着的。

Wǒ bù zhīdào mén wèi shénme shì kāizhe de.

I don't know why the door was open.

我们不知道要做甚么。

Wǒmen bù zhīdào yào zuò shénme.

We have no idea what to do.

我们必须做点甚么。

Wǒmen bìxū zuò diǎn shénme.

We must do something.

我们必须做甚么？

Wǒmen bìxū zuò shénme?

What do we need to do?

我们要等等看会发生甚么。

Wǒmen yào děngděng kàn huì fāshēng shénme.

We'll wait and see what happens.

我们都知道我为甚么在这里。

Wǒmen dōu zhīdào wǒ wèi shénme zài zhèlǐ.

We both know why I'm here.

我再也不知道该信甚么了。

Wǒ zàiyě bù zhīdào gāi xìn shénme le.

I don't know what to believe anymore.

我听不到你在说甚么。

Wǒ tīng búdào nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I can't hear what you're saying.

我在问你的选择是甚么。

Wǒ zài wèn nǐ de xuǎnzé shì shénme.

I'm asking what your opinion is.

我对历史没有甚么兴趣。

Wǒ duì lìshǐ méiyǒu shénme xìngqù.

I have little interest in history.

我很害怕老师会说些甚么。

Wǒ hěn hàipà lǎoshī huì shuō xiē shénme.

I am afraid of what the teacher will say.

我想吃点甚么别的。

Wǒ xiǎng chī diǎn shénme biéde.

I'd like to eat something else.

我想知道我为甚么在这里。

Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào wǒ wèi shénme zài zhèlǐ.

I want to know why I'm here.

我明白你为甚么不想去了。

Wǒ míngbai nǐ wèi shénme bùxiǎng qùle.

I see why you don't want to go there.

我现在累得甚么也不想做了。

Wǒ xiànzài lèi de shénme yě bùxiǎng zuòle.

I'm too tired to do anything right now.

我甚么也听不到。

Wǒ shénme yě tīng búdào.

I've heard nothing.

我甚么也没找到。

Wǒ shénme yě méi zhǎodào.

I didn't find anything.

我甚么都没见到。

Wǒ shénme dōu méi jiàndào.

I saw nothing.

我甚么都能吃。

Wǒ shénme dōu néng chī.

I can eat anything.

我的电脑为甚么不懂我？

Wǒ de diànnǎo wèi shénme bù dǒng wǒ?

Why doesn't my computer understand me?

我看不出来我们可以干甚么。

Wǒ kàn bù chūlái wǒmen kěyǐ gàn shènmǒ.

I don't see what we can do.

我知道我知道甚么。

Wǒ zhīdào wǒ zhīdào shénme.

I know what I know.

我知道那是甚么。

Wǒ zhīdào nà shì shénme.

I know what that is.

我要看看我能做甚么。

Wǒ yào kànkan wǒ néng zuò shénme.

I'm going to see what I can do.

教授不明白我说了甚么。

Jiàoshòu bù míngbai wǒ shuōle shénme.

The professor was unable to comprehend what I meant.

昨天的这个时间你在做甚么呢？

Zuótiān de zhège shíjiān nǐ zài zuò shénme ne?

What were you doing about this time yesterday?

有甚么事要做吗？

Yǒu shénme shì yào zuò ma?

Is there anything that needs to be done?

比赛甚么时候开始？

Bǐsài shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

What time will the game start?

没有你，我甚么也不是。

Méiyǒu nǐ, wǒ shénme yě bú shì.

Without you, I'm nothing.

没有甚么好怕的。

Méiyǒu shénme hǎo pà de.

You have nothing to fear.

没有甚么是真正有保证的。

Méiyǒu shénme shì zhēnzhèng yǒu bǎozhèng de.

Nothing is really guaranteed.