什么的

shén me de

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1. and so on
2. and what not

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HSK 2.0 Level 3+ HSK 3.0 Level 2+ 5 min

什么的 for “And So On”

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Child Words of 什么的

• 什么 什么 shén me: what?
• 的 的 de: of; ~'s (possessive particle)
• 的 的 dī: see 的士[dī shì]
• 的 的 dí: really and truly
• 的 的 dì: (bound form) bull's-eye; target
• 什 什 shén: what
• 什 什 shí: assorted
• 么 么 má: exclamatory final particle
• 么 么 ma: interrogative final particle