Read Edit View history 什麼 shénme HSK1 what Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 什么 什麼 shénme variant 甚麼 what pronoun Used as a question word to ask about the identity, nature, or name of a person or thing. 是什么让你改主意了？ shì shénme ràng nǐ gǎi zhǔyi le? What made you change your mind? 这个工作到底是什么？ zhège gōngzuò dàodǐ shì shénme? What is this job exactly? anything pronoun Used in a negative sentence or a question to mean 'anything', 'any', or 'something' when the specific thing is unknown or unimportant. 你从来什么都不知道。 nǐ cónglái shénme dōu bùzhīdào. You never know anything. 我什么地方都不想去。 wǒ shénme dìfang dōu bùxiǎng qù. I don't want to go anywhere. whatever pronoun Used with 都 dōu or 也 yě to mean 'any' or 'every'; when used twice in a sentence, the first instance determines the second, meaning 'whatever'. 不管你给什么我都吃。 bùguǎn nǐ gěi shénme wǒ dōu chī. Whatever you give me I will eat. what! pronoun Expresses surprise, disbelief, or dissatisfaction at what has just been said or seen. 什么，你认识她？ shénme, nǐ rènshi tā? What, you know her? 什么，你认为我不喜欢钱吗？ shénme, nǐ rènwéi wǒ bù xǐhuan qián ma? What, you don't think I like money? [enumeration] particlepronoun Used before items in a list to suggest a wide variety or to indicate that the list is not exhaustive. [rhetorical] pronoun Used to express disagreement or to challenge a statement, often in response to someone else's words. 抱怨有什么用？ bàoyuàn yǒu shénme yòng? What's the use of complaining? 他还是个孩子，他懂什么？ tā háishi ge háizi, tā dǒng shénme? He's just a kid, what does he know? Frequency Movie subtitles 7050.4 per million appears in 100% of films Written text 945.2 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Cross-References See 都 dōu也 yěSynonym 吗 máReferenced by 末 me屁 pì纳尼 nàní什么样 shénmeyàng恁么 nènme庅 me乜嘢 miēyěSame as 啥 shá甚 shén啥子 sházi孰 shú恁 rèn虾米 xiāmǐ神马 shénmǎ三小 sānxiǎo倽 sháHas abbreviation 什 shén Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
什么 什麼 shénme variant 甚麼 what pronoun Used as a question word to ask about the identity, nature, or name of a person or thing. 是什么让你改主意了？ shì shénme ràng nǐ gǎi zhǔyi le? What made you change your mind? 这个工作到底是什么？ zhège gōngzuò dàodǐ shì shénme? What is this job exactly? anything pronoun Used in a negative sentence or a question to mean 'anything', 'any', or 'something' when the specific thing is unknown or unimportant. 你从来什么都不知道。 nǐ cónglái shénme dōu bùzhīdào. You never know anything. 我什么地方都不想去。 wǒ shénme dìfang dōu bùxiǎng qù. I don't want to go anywhere. whatever pronoun Used with 都 dōu or 也 yě to mean 'any' or 'every'; when used twice in a sentence, the first instance determines the second, meaning 'whatever'. 不管你给什么我都吃。 bùguǎn nǐ gěi shénme wǒ dōu chī. Whatever you give me I will eat. what! pronoun Expresses surprise, disbelief, or dissatisfaction at what has just been said or seen. 什么，你认识她？ shénme, nǐ rènshi tā? What, you know her? 什么，你认为我不喜欢钱吗？ shénme, nǐ rènwéi wǒ bù xǐhuan qián ma? What, you don't think I like money? [enumeration] particlepronoun Used before items in a list to suggest a wide variety or to indicate that the list is not exhaustive. [rhetorical] pronoun Used to express disagreement or to challenge a statement, often in response to someone else's words. 抱怨有什么用？ bàoyuàn yǒu shénme yòng? What's the use of complaining? 他还是个孩子，他懂什么？ tā háishi ge háizi, tā dǒng shénme? He's just a kid, what does he know? Frequency Movie subtitles 7050.4 per million appears in 100% of films Written text 945.2 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Cross-References See 都 dōu也 yěSynonym 吗 máReferenced by 末 me屁 pì纳尼 nàní什么样 shénmeyàng恁么 nènme庅 me乜嘢 miēyěSame as 啥 shá甚 shén啥子 sházi孰 shú恁 rèn虾米 xiāmǐ神马 shénmǎ三小 sānxiǎo倽 sháHas abbreviation 什 shén Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)