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CHINESE WORD

shén me

什么

what

Numbered pinyin
shen2 me
English meanings
anything, what

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这shì是shénme什么?

    What is this?

  2. 02

    nǐ你xiǎng想chī吃shénme什么?

    What do you want to eat?

  3. 03

    tā他jiào叫shénme什么míngzi名字?

    What's his name?

  4. 04

    méishénme没什么shì事。

    It's nothing.

  5. 05

    nǐ你zài在zuò做shénme什么?

    What are you doing?

  6. 06

    wèishénme为什么lái来zhème这么wǎn晚?

    Why are you so late?

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