Word: 甚么 (shénme)

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.

我无论去甚么地方也带着相机。

Wǒ wúlùn qù shénme dìfāng yě dàizhe xiàngjī.

I take my camera wherever I go.

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.

我没有暗示甚么。

Wǒ méiyǒu ànshì shénme.

I wasn't implying anything.

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.

我甚么时候能拿我的行李？

Wǒ shénme shíhou néng ná wǒ de xíngli?

When can I collect my luggage?

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.

无论发生甚么事也要保持冷静。

Wúlùn fāshēng shénme shì yě yào bǎochí lěngjìng.

Whatever happens, keep calm.

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.

没有甚么东西比友谊更重要。

Méiyǒu shénme dōngxi bǐ yǒuyì gèng zhòngyào.

There's nothing more important than friendship.

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.

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?

爆炸是由甚么导致的呢？

Bàozhà shì yóu shénme dǎozhì de ne?

What was the cause of the explosion?

现在电视上没有甚么好看的。

Xiànzài diànshì shàng méiyǒu shénme hǎokàn de.

There's nothing good on television now.

甚么水果是红色的？

Shénme shuǐguǒ shì hóngsè de?

What fruit is red?

生日送她甚么好呢？

Shēngrì sòng tā shénme hǎo ne?

What would be a good birthday present for her?

看杂志有甚么用？

Kàn zázhì yǒu shénme yòng?

What is the use of reading magazines?

真相是没有甚么完全正确或错误。

Zhēnxiàng shì méiyǒu shénme wánquán zhèngquè huò cuòwù.

The truth is that nothing is totally true or false.

眼睛为甚么长在前面？

Yǎnjing wèi shénme zhǎng zài qiánmiàn?

Why do we have eyes in front?

第十台在播甚么节目？

Dì shí tái zài bō shénme jiémù?

What is on Channel 10?

蜜蜂在冬天干甚么呢？

Mìfēng zài dōngtiān gàn shènmǒ ne?

What do bees do in winter?

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.

这种动物日语叫甚么名字？

Zhèzhǒng dòngwù Rìyǔ jiào shénme míngzi?

What do you call this animal in Japanese?

这种蔬菜英语叫甚么名字？

Zhèzhǒng shūcài Yīngyǔ jiào shénme míngzi?

What do you call this vegetable in English?

那为甚么不好？

Nà wèi shénme bù hǎo?

Why isn't that good?

那件意外是在甚么地方发生的？

Nà jiàn yìwài shì zài shénme dìfāng fāshēng de?

Where did the accident take place?

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?