Word: 甚么 (shénme)

不好意思，你刚才说甚么？

Bùhǎoyìsi, nǐ gāngcái shuō shénme?

I'm sorry, but I didn't catch what you said.

为甚么他不再跟我讲笑话了？

Wèi shénme tā búzài gēn wǒ jiǎng xiàohua le?

Why doesn't he tell me jokes anymore?

为甚么你不想告诉我们真相？

Wèi shénme nǐ bùxiǎng gàosu wǒmen zhēnxiàng?

Why don't you want to tell us the truth?

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.

今年流行甚么款式的外套？

Jīnnián liúxíng shénme kuǎnshì de wàitào?

What sort of coats are in fashion this year?

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.

他对棒球没甚么兴趣。

Tā duì bàngqiú méi shénme xìngqù.

He doesn't care much for baseball.

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?

他无论甚么时候都是开开心心的。

Tā wúlùn shénme shíhou dōu shì kāi kāixīn xīn de.

He is always happy.

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.

他那样做有甚么动机？

Tā nàyàng zuò yǒu shénme dòngjī?

What was his motive for doing it?

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?

你为甚么不把摩托车拿去修理？

Nǐ wèi shénme bù bǎ mótuōchē ná qù xiūlǐ?

Why don't you have your motorcycle fixed up?

你为甚么不抱我？

Nǐ wèi shénme bú bào wǒ?

Why don't you hug me?

你为甚么不让我考驾照呢？

Nǐ wèi shénme búràng wǒ kǎo jiàzhào ne?

Why wouldn't you let me get a driver's license?

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?

你们两个在争论甚么？

Nǐmen liǎng gè zài zhēnglùn shénme?

What are you two arguing about?

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?

你喜欢棒球到甚么程度？

Nǐ xǐhuan bàngqiú dào shénme chéngdù?

How much do you like baseball?

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?

你对这场比赛有甚么感想？

Nǐ duì zhè chǎng bǐsài yǒu shénme gǎnxiǎng?

How did you feel about the game?

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?

你放假打算去甚么地方玩呢？

Nǐ fàngjià dǎsuàn qù shénme dìfāng wán ne?

Where are you going to go on your vacation?

你早餐吃了些甚么？

Nǐ zǎocān chīle xiē shénme?

What did you have for breakfast?

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?

你昨天为甚么缺席？

Nǐ zuótiān wèi shénme quēxí?

Why were you absent yesterday?

你昨天甚么时候睡觉？

Nǐ zuótiān shénme shíhou shuìjiào?

What time did you get to bed last night?

你是在甚么时候到达的？

Nǐ shì zài shénme shíhou dàodá de?

What time did you arrive there?

你期望在这儿能找到甚么呢？

Nǐ qīwàng zài zhèr néng zhǎodào shénme ne?

What do you hope to find here?

你根本不开车，有车又有甚么用？

Nǐ gēnběn bù kāichē, yǒu chē yòu yǒu shénme yòng?

What's the good of having a car if you don't drive?

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?

你甚么时候必须去睡觉？

Nǐ shénme shíhou bìxū qù shuìjiào?

When do you have to go to bed?

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?

你能告诉我我的选项是甚么吗？

Nǐ néng gàosu wǒ wǒ de xuǎnxiàng shì shénme ma?

Could you tell me what my choices are?

你能想象21世纪会是甚么样吗？

Nǐ néng xiǎngxiàng èrshíyí shìjì huì shì shénme yàng ma?

Can you imagine what the 21st century will be like?

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?

假的钻石和真的钻石有甚么分别？

Jiǎ de zuànshí hé zhēnde zuànshí yǒu shénme fēnbié?

What is the difference between imitation and real diamonds?

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。

Yīshēng 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?

她为甚么要说谎？

Tā wèi shénme yào shuōhuǎng?

Why would she lie?

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?

她甚么事也依赖老公。

Tā shénme shì yě yīlài lǎogōng.

She depends on her husband for everything.

她甚么时候回家？

Tā shénme shíhou huíjiā?

When will she return home?

她穿甚么都好看。

Tā chuān shénme dōu hǎokàn.

She looks pretty no matter what she wears.

巴西是说甚么语言的？

Bāxī shì shuō shénme yǔyán de?

What is the language spoken in Brazil?

您空闲的时候喜欢干甚么呢？

Nín kòngxián de shíhou xǐhuan gàn shènmǒ ne?

What do you like to do in your spare time?

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.

我不知道晚饭做甚么好。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wǎnfàn zuò shénme hǎo.

I don't know what to do for dinner.

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.

我不能预言会发生甚么。

Wǒ bùnéng yùyán huì fāshēng shénme.

I can't predict what'll happen.

我们不知道要做甚么。

Wǒmen bù zhīdào yào zuò shénme.

We have no idea what to do.