Word: 甚么 (shénme)

没有甚么比你做的菜更好吃了。

Méiyǒu shénme bǐ nǐ zuò de cài gèng hǎochīle.

Nothing is so tasty as the dish you make.

演出甚么时候开始？

Yǎnchū shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When does the performance begin?

看杂志有甚么用？

Kàn zázhì yǒu shénme yòng?

What is the use of reading magazines?

眼睛为甚么长在前面？

Yǎnjing wèi shénme zhǎng zài qiánmiàn?

Why do we have eyes in front?

谁也不知道为甚么。

Shéi yě bù zhīdào wèi shénme.

Heaven knows why.

谁也不知道将来会发生甚么事。

Shéi yě bù zhīdào jiānglái huì fāshēng shénme shì.

There is no telling what will happen in the future.

还没人告诉我们要做甚么。

Hái méi rén gàosu wǒmen yào zuò shénme.

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

还能看见甚么？

Hái néng kànjiàn shénme?

What else can you see?

这个计划的主要目的是甚么？

Zhège jìhuà de zhǔyào mùdì shì shénme?

What is the central aim of this plan?

这是甚么意思？

Zhè shì shénme yìsi?

What does this stand for?

这条规则不是甚么时候都适用的。

Zhè tiáo guīzé bú shì shénme shíhou dōu shìyòng de.

This rule doesn't apply to every case.

那为甚么不好？

Nà wèi shénme bù hǎo?

Why isn't that good?

那时她甚么也不敢说。

Nàshí tā shénme yě bùgǎn shuō.

She didn't dare to say anything at that time.

那是甚么声音？

Nà shì shénme shēngyīn?

What was that noise?

那能改变甚么吗？

Nà néng gǎibiàn shénme ma?

Doesn't that change things?

问题是，我没甚么要跟他说的。

Wèntí shì, wǒ méi shénme yào gēn tā shuō de.

The problem is, I don't have anything to say to him.

颜色是甚么？

Yánsè shì shénme?

What is color?