Word: 甚麼 (shén me)

不好意思，你剛才說甚麼？

Bùhǎoyìsi, nǐ gāngcái shuō shénme?

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

為甚麼他不再跟我講笑話了？

Wèi shénme tā búzài gēn wǒ jiǎng xiàohua le?

Why doesn't he tell me jokes anymore?

為甚麼你不想告訴我們真相？

Wèi shénme nǐ bùxiǎng gàosu wǒmen zhēnxiàng?

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

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.

今年流行甚麼款式的外套？

Jīnnián liúxíng shénme kuǎnshì de wàitào?

What sort of coats are in fashion this year?

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.

他對棒球沒甚麼興趣。

Tā duì bàngqiú méi shénme xìngqù.

He doesn't care much for baseball.

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?

他無論甚麼時候都是開開心心的。

Tā wúlùn shénme shíhou dōu shì kāi kāixīn xīn de.

He is always happy.

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.

他那樣做有甚麼動機？

Tā nàyàng zuò yǒu shénme dòngjī?

What was his motive for doing it?

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?

你為甚麼不把摩托車拿去修理？

Nǐ wèi shénme bù bǎ mótuōchē ná qù xiūlǐ?

Why don't you have your motorcycle fixed up?

你為甚麼不抱我？

Nǐ wèi shénme bú bào wǒ?

Why don't you hug me?

你為甚麼不讓我考駕照呢？

Nǐ wèi shénme búràng wǒ kǎo jiàzhào ne?

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

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?

你們兩個在爭論甚麼？

Nǐmen liǎng gè zài zhēnglùn shénme?

What are you two arguing about?

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?

你喜歡棒球到甚麼程度？

Nǐ xǐhuan bàngqiú dào shénme chéngdù?

How much do you like baseball?

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?

你對這場比賽有甚麼感想？

Nǐ duì zhè chǎng bǐsài yǒu shénme gǎnxiǎng?

How did you feel about the game?

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?

你放假打算去甚麼地方玩呢？

Nǐ fàngjià dǎsuàn qù shénme dìfāng wán ne?

Where are you going to go on your vacation?

你早餐吃了些甚麼？

Nǐ zǎocān chīle xiē shénme?

What did you have for breakfast?

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?

你昨天為甚麼缺席？

Nǐ zuótiān wèi shénme quēxí?

Why were you absent yesterday?

你昨天甚麼時候睡覺？

Nǐ zuótiān shénme shíhou shuìjiào?

What time did you get to bed last night?

你是在甚麼時候到達的？

Nǐ shì zài shénme shíhou dàodá de?

What time did you arrive there?

你期望在這兒能找到甚麼呢？

Nǐ qīwàng zài zhèr néng zhǎodào shénme ne?

What do you hope to find here?

你根本不開車，有車又有甚麼用？

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?

你甚麼時候必須去睡覺？

Nǐ shénme shíhou bìxū qù shuìjiào?

When do you have to go to bed?

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?

你能告訴我我的選項是甚麼嗎？

Nǐ néng gàosu wǒ wǒ de xuǎnxiàng shì shénme ma?

Could you tell me what my choices are?

你能想象21世紀會是甚麼樣嗎？

Nǐ néng xiǎngxiàng èrshíyí shìjì huì shì shénme yàng ma?

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

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?

假的鑽石和真的鑽石有甚麼分別？

Jiǎ de zuànshí hé zhēnde zuànshí yǒu shénme fēnbié?

What is the difference between imitation and real diamonds?

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。

Yīshēng 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?

她為甚麼要說謊？

Tā wèi shénme yào shuōhuǎng?

Why would she lie?

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?

她甚麼事也依賴老公。

Tā shénme shì yě yīlài lǎogōng.

She depends on her husband for everything.

她甚麼時候回家？

Tā shénme shíhou huíjiā?

When will she return home?

她穿甚麼都好看。

Tā chuān shénme dōu hǎokàn.

She looks pretty no matter what she wears.

巴西是說甚麼語言的？

Bāxī shì shuō shénme yǔyán de?

What is the language spoken in Brazil?

您空閒的時候喜歡幹甚麼呢？

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.

我不知道晚飯做甚麼好。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wǎnfàn zuò shénme hǎo.

I don't know what to do for dinner.

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.

我不能預言會發生甚麼。

Wǒ bùnéng yùyán huì fāshēng shénme.

I can't predict what'll happen.

我們不知道要做甚麼。

Wǒmen bù zhīdào yào zuò shénme.

We have no idea what to do.