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Jyutping sam6 mo1
Pinyin shén me

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. what?
  2. something
  3. anything
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 代詞、書面語
    乜​;​乜嘢​;​咩
    what
    • 幾時
      几时
      gei2 si4
      when
    • 你頭先講乜呀?
      你头先讲乜呀?
      nei5 tau4 sin1 gong2 mat1 aa3?
      你剛才説甚麼?
  2. 參看
    甚麼
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. pron, interrogative
    what
    • 我不知道他是什麼人。
      我不知道他是什么人。
      wǒ bù zhī dào tā shì shén me rén .
      I don't know what kind of person he is.
    • 這是什麼?
      这是什么?
      zhè shì shén me ?
      What is this?
    • 你平時喜歡做什麼?
      你平时喜欢做什么?
      nǐ píng shí xǐ huān zuò shén me ?
      What do you like doing in your spare time?
  2. pron, used to express surprise or anger
    what
    • 幹的是什麼事兒!
      干的是什么事儿!
      gàn de shì shén me shì r5 !
      What a thing to do!
  3. pron
    anything; whatever
    • 我什麼都不知道。
      我什么都不知道。
      wǒ shén me dōu bù zhī dào .
      I don't know anything
    • 我什麼也不怕。
      我什么也不怕。
      wǒ shén me yě bù pà .
      I'm not afraid of anything.
    • 他可以想做什麼就做什麼。
      他可以想做什么就做什么。
      tā kě yǐ xiǎng zuò shén me jiù zuò shén me .
      He can do whatever he wants.
  4. pron
    something
    • 你想吃點什麼嗎?
      你想吃点什么吗?
      nǐ xiǎng chī diǎn shén me ma ?
      Would you like something to eat?
  5. pron, used before an enumeration
    thing like; such as; and so on; and what not
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级词汇表 #328
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你在干什么啊?
    你在干什麼啊?
    nǐ zài gàn shén me a ?
    • What are you doing?
    • What are you doing right now?
    • Whatcha making?
    • What're you doing?
    • What've you been doing?
  2. Mandarin
    这是什么啊?
    這是什麼啊?
    zhè shì shén me a ?
    • What is it?
    • What is he?
    • What is this?
    • What's this?
    • What is that?
    • What is that thing?
    • What on earth is this?
  3. Mandarin
    我不知道应该说什么才好。
    我不知道應該說什麼才好。
    wǒ bù zhī dào yīng gāi shuō shén me cái hǎo 。
    • I'm at a loss for words.
    • I just don't know what to say.
    • Words fail me.
    • I am at a loss for words.
    • I don't know what to say.
    • I don't know what I should say.
    • I have no words.
    • I am speechless.
    • I'm lost for words.
    • I can't find the words.
  4. Mandarin
    我只是不知道应该说什么而已……
    我只是不知道應該說什麼而已……
    wǒ zhǐ shì bù zhī dào yīng gāi shuō shén me ér yǐ ……
    • I just don't know what to say.
    • What should I say?
    • I simply don't know what to say...
    • I don't know what to say...
    • I simply don't know what to tell...
  5. Mandarin
    刚才我的麦克风没起作用,不知道为什么。
    剛才我的麥克風沒起作用,不知道為什麼。
    gāng cái wǒ de mài kè fēng méi qǐ zuò yòng , bù zhī dào wèi shén me 。
    • For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 十万个为什么
    十萬個為什麼
    • One Hundred Thousand Whys
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    耶和华神对女人说:“你做的是什么事呢?”女人说:“那蛇引诱我,我就吃了。”
    耶和華神對女人説:“你做的是什麼事呢?”女人説:“那蛇引誘我,我就吃了。”
    yē hé huá shén duì nǚ rén shuō : “ nǐ zuò de shì shèn me shì ne ? ” nǚ rén shuō : “ nà shé yǐn yòu wǒ , wǒ jiù chī le . ”
    • And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
  2. Mandarin
    我不知道他是什么人。
    我不知道他是什麼人。
    wǒ bù zhī dào tā shì shén me rén .
    • I don't know what kind of person he is.
  3. Mandarin
    要叫什么水?
    要叫什麼水?
    yào jiào shén me shuǐ ?
    • What beverage do you want to order?
  4. Mandarin
    耶和华神对女人说,你作的是什么事呢?女人说,那蛇引诱我,我就吃了。
    耶和華神對女人説,你作的是什麼事呢?女人説,那蛇引誘我,我就吃了。
    yē hé huá shén duì nǚ rén shuō , nǐ zuò de shì shén me shì ne ? nǚ rén shuō , nà shé yǐn yòu wǒ , wǒ jiù chī le .
    • And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
  5. Mandarin
    你在做什么?
    你在做什麼?
    nǐ zài zuò shén me ?
    • What are you doing?