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什么

shén me
HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Pronoun Very common

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Definitions

  1. 1. what?
  2. 2. something
  3. 3. anything

Usage notes

Collocations

什么 commonly follows 做 (zuò, to do) as in 做什么 (zuò shénme, do what).

Common mistakes

什么 is never used as a relative pronoun like 'what' in English (e.g., 'I know what you did'). Use 的 (de) structure instead.

Example Sentences

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什么 时候回来?
When will you come back?
这两种方法有 什么 差别?
What is the difference between these two methods?
这不算 什么
This is nothing.
你有 什么 好主意?
Do you have any good ideas?
你听见 什么 声音了吗?
Did you hear any sound?

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