Word: 甚麼 (shén me)

人們常說沒有甚麼比時間更重要。

Rénmen cháng shuō méiyǒu shénme bǐ shíjiān gèng zhòngyào.

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

他們不知道正在發生甚麼。

Tāmen bù zhīdào zhèngzài fāshēng shénme.

They have no idea what's going on.

他們在這裡做甚麼？

Tāmen zài zhèlǐ zuò shénme?

What are they doing here?

他們是用甚麼來打你的？

Tāmen shì yòng shénme lái dǎ nǐ de?

What did they hit you with?

他們沒有甚麼可能會結婚。

Tāmen méiyǒu shénme kěnéng huì jiéhūn.

They're unlikely to get married.

他們甚麼也不會告訴我們。

Tāmen shénme yě búhuì gàosu wǒmen.

They won't tell us anything.

他到底躲在甚麼地方呢？

Tā dàodǐ duǒ zài shénme dìfāng ne?

I wonder where he is hiding.

他在藏甚麼？

Tā zài cáng shénme?

What's he hiding?

他好像做甚麼事也順順利利的。

Tā hǎoxiàng zuò shénme shì yě shùn shùnlì lì de.

Everything seems to go right with him.

他想做甚麼就能做甚麼。

Tā xiǎng zuò shénme jiù néng zuò shénme.

He was able to do everything at will.

他新出的小說叫甚麼？

Tā xīn chū de xiǎoshuō jiào shénme?

What's his new novel called?

他是甚麼時候回來的？

Tā shì shénme shíhou huílai de?

When did he get back?

他最新的小說叫甚麼名字？

Tā zuìxīn de xiǎoshuō jiào shénme míngzi?

What's his most recent novel?

他沒有甚麼教學經驗。

Tā méiyǒu shénme jiāoxué jīngyàn.

He has little experience in teaching.

他甚麼也沒說。

Tā shénme yě méi shuō.

He didn't say a word.

他看來沒有做錯甚麼。

Tā kànlai méiyǒu zuò cuò shénme.

It's unlikely that he did anything wrong.

你不知道昨天發生了甚麼事嗎？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zuótiān fāshēngle shénme shì ma?

Don't you know what happened yesterday?

你為甚麼不親我了呢？

Nǐ wèi shénme bù qīn wǒ le ne?

Why don't you kiss me anymore?

你為甚麼不聽？

Nǐ wèi shénme bù tīng?

Why aren't you listening?

你為甚麼不抱我？

Nǐ wèi shénme bú bào wǒ?

Why don't you hug me?

你為甚麼不跟他講？

Nǐ wèi shénme bù gēn tā jiǎng?

Why don't you talk to him?

你為甚麼買日本車？

Nǐ wèi shénme mǎi Rìběn chē?

Why did you buy a Japanese car?

你為甚麼還不結婚？

Nǐ wèi shénme hái bù jiéhūn?

Why are you still unmarried?

你為甚麼需要我幫助？

Nǐ wèi shénme xūyào wǒ bāngzhù?

Why do you need my help?

你今早做了甚麼？

Nǐ jīn zǎo zuòle shénme?

What did you do this morning?

你們這些姑娘在做甚麼？

Nǐmen zhèxiē gūniang zài zuò shénme?

What are you girls doing?

你發現了甚麼？

Nǐ fāxiànle shénme?

What did you find out?

你喝點甚麼嗎？

Nǐ hē diǎn shénme ma?

Can I get you something to drink?

你在做甚麼？

Nǐ zài zuò shénme?

What are you on about?

你在這裡做甚麼？

Nǐ zài zhèlǐ zuò shénme?

What do you do here?

你對這個問題有甚麼感受？

Nǐ duì zhège wèntí yǒu shénme gǎnshòu?

How do you feel about the issue?

你想喝點甚麼？

Nǐ xiǎng hē diǎn shénme?

What will you have to drink?

你想看甚麼類型的電影？

Nǐ xiǎng kàn shénme lèixíng de diànyǐng?

What kind of movie do you want to watch?

你打算甚麼時候出發去日本？

Nǐ dǎsuàn shénme shíhou chūfā qù Rìběn?

When do you plan to leave for Japan?

你明天這個時間會在甚麼地方？

Nǐ míngtiān zhège shíjiān huì zài shénme dìfāng?

Where will you be this time tomorrow?

你是在甚麼時候到達的？

Nǐ shì zài shénme shíhou dàodá de?

What time did you arrive there?

你現在有甚麼是一定要做的？

Nǐ xiànzài yǒu shénme shì yídìng yào zuò de?

What must you do now?

你甚麼也沒寫。

Nǐ shénme yě méi xiě.

You didn't write anything.

你甚麼時候回來？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huílai?

When will you be back?

你甚麼看法呢？

Nǐ shénme kànfǎ ne?

What's your opinion?

你的新車是甚麼顏色的？

Nǐ de xīn chē shì shénme yánsè de?

What color is your new car?

你的朋友叫甚麼名字？

Nǐ de péngyou jiào shénme míngzi?

What's your friend's name?

你的真正目的是甚麼？

Nǐ de zhēnzhèng mùdì shì shénme?

What's your real purpose?

你知道他們在說甚麼嗎？

Nǐ zhīdào tāmen zài shuō shénme ma?

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

你知道我想聽甚麼。

Nǐ zhīdào wǒ xiǎng tīng shénme.

You know what I want to hear.

你知道現在正在發生甚麼嗎？

Nǐ zhīdào xiànzài zhèngzài fāshēng shénme ma?

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

你計劃賣甚麼？

Nǐ jìhuà mài shénme?

What do you plan to sell?

你說了甚麼？

Nǐ shuōle shénme?

What did you say?

你說甚麼我也不會改變主意的。

Nǐ shuō shénme wǒ yě búhuì gǎibiàn zhǔyi de.

No matter what you may say, I will not change my mind.

你還能告訴我甚麼？

Nǐ hái néng gàosu wǒ shénme?

Is there anything else you can tell me?

健康是甚麼？

Jiànkāng shì shénme?

What is health?

先生您在找甚麼呀？

Xiānsheng nín zài zhǎo shénme ya?

What are you looking for, sir?

醫生甚麼也做不了。

Yìshēng shénme yě zuò bù liǎo.

There was nothing that the doctors could do.

發生了甚麼事？

Fāshēngle shénme shì?

What is happening?

她為甚麼問了你？

Tā wèi shénme wèn le nǐ?

Why did she ask you?

她昨天為甚麼不來？

Tā zuótiān wèi shénme bù lái?

What prevented her from coming yesterday?

她甚麼時候回家？

Tā shénme shíhou huíjiā?

When will she return home?

我不太明白你在說甚麼。

Wǒ bú tài míngbai nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are talking about.

我不明白你想說甚麼。

Wǒ bù míngbai nǐ xiǎng shuō shénme.

I have no idea what you mean.

我不明白你的意思是甚麼。

Wǒ bù míngbai nǐ de yìsi shì shénme.

I have no idea what you mean.

我不清楚發生了甚麼。

Wǒ bù qīngchu fāshēngle shénme.

I'm not sure what's going on.

我不知道他叫甚麼名字。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā jiào shénme míngzi.

I don't know his name.

我不知道他甚麼時候會出現。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou huì chūxiàn.

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

我不知道會發生甚麼。

Wǒ bù zhīdào huì fāshēng shénme.

I wonder what will happen.

我不知道你為甚麼在這裡。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ wèi shénme zài zhèlǐ.

I don't know why you're here.

我不知道我在做甚麼。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wǒ zài zuò shénme.

I don't know what I'm doing.

我不知道母親甚麼時候會回來。

Wǒ bù zhīdào mǔqīn shénme shíhou huì huílai.

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

我不知道穿甚麼好。

Wǒ bù zhīdào chuān shénme hǎo.

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

我不知道那是甚麼。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nà shì shénme.

I don't know what it is.

我不知道門為甚麼是開著的。

Wǒ bù zhīdào mén wèi shénme shì kāizhe de.

I don't know why the door was open.

我們不知道要做甚麼。

Wǒmen bù zhīdào yào zuò shénme.

We have no idea what to do.

我們必須做點甚麼。

Wǒmen bìxū zuò diǎn shénme.

We must do something.

我們必須做甚麼？

Wǒmen bìxū zuò shénme?

What do we need to do?

我們要等等看會發生甚麼。

Wǒmen yào děngděng kàn huì fāshēng shénme.

We'll wait and see what happens.

我們都知道我為甚麼在這裡。

Wǒmen dōu zhīdào wǒ wèi shénme zài zhèlǐ.

We both know why I'm here.

我再也不知道該信甚麼了。

Wǒ zàiyě bù zhīdào gāi xìn shénme le.

I don't know what to believe anymore.

我聽不到你在說甚麼。

Wǒ tīng búdào nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I can't hear what you're saying.

我在問你的選擇是甚麼。

Wǒ zài wèn nǐ de xuǎnzé shì shénme.

I'm asking what your opinion is.

我對歷史沒有甚麼興趣。

Wǒ duì lìshǐ méiyǒu shénme xìngqù.

I have little interest in history.

我很害怕老師會說些甚麼。

Wǒ hěn hàipà lǎoshī huì shuō xiē shénme.

I am afraid of what the teacher will say.

我想吃點甚麼別的。

Wǒ xiǎng chī diǎn shénme biéde.

I'd like to eat something else.

我想知道我為甚麼在這裡。

Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào wǒ wèi shénme zài zhèlǐ.

I want to know why I'm here.

我明白你為甚麼不想去了。

Wǒ míngbai nǐ wèi shénme bùxiǎng qùle.

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

我現在累得甚麼也不想做了。

Wǒ xiànzài lèi de shénme yě bùxiǎng zuòle.

I'm too tired to do anything right now.

我甚麼也聽不到。

Wǒ shénme yě tīng búdào.

I've heard nothing.

我甚麼也沒找到。

Wǒ shénme yě méi zhǎodào.

I didn't find anything.

我甚麼都沒見到。

Wǒ shénme dōu méi jiàndào.

I saw nothing.

我甚麼都能吃。

Wǒ shénme dōu néng chī.

I can eat anything.

我的電腦為甚麼不懂我？

Wǒ de diànnǎo wèi shénme bù dǒng wǒ?

Why doesn't my computer understand me?

我看不出來我們可以幹甚麼。

Wǒ kàn bù chūlái wǒmen kěyǐ gàn shènmǒ.

I don't see what we can do.

我知道我知道甚麼。

Wǒ zhīdào wǒ zhīdào shénme.

I know what I know.

我知道那是甚麼。

Wǒ zhīdào nà shì shénme.

I know what that is.

我要看看我能做甚麼。

Wǒ yào kànkan wǒ néng zuò shénme.

I'm going to see what I can do.

教授不明白我說了甚麼。

Jiàoshòu bù míngbai wǒ shuōle shénme.

The professor was unable to comprehend what I meant.

昨天的這個時間你在做甚麼呢？

Zuótiān de zhège shíjiān nǐ zài zuò shénme ne?

What were you doing about this time yesterday?

有甚麼事要做嗎？

Yǒu shénme shì yào zuò ma?

Is there anything that needs to be done?

比賽甚麼時候開始？

Bǐsài shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

What time will the game start?

沒有你，我甚麼也不是。

Méiyǒu nǐ, wǒ shénme yě bú shì.

Without you, I'm nothing.

沒有甚麼好怕的。

Méiyǒu shénme hǎo pà de.

You have nothing to fear.

沒有甚麼是真正有保證的。

Méiyǒu shénme shì zhēnzhèng yǒu bǎozhèng de.

Nothing is really guaranteed.