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什么? /shénme/ meaning in English

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什么 /shénme/ interjection

pardon(interjection, request to repeat)
interjection
[UK: ˈpɑːd.n̩] [US: ˈpɑːr.dn̩]

whatinterjection
[UK: ˈwɒt] [US: ˈhwʌt]

什么 /shénme/ pronoun

anything(any thing of any kind)
pronoun
[UK: ˈe.ni.θɪŋ] [US: ˈe.ni.ˌθɪŋ]

什么? /shénme/ interjection

sorry(request to repeat)
interjection
[UK: ˈsɒ.ri] [US: ˈsɑː.ri]

什么? /shénme/ phrase

excuse me(request to repeat, see also: come again)
phrase

什么东西 /shénme dōngxi/ pronoun

anything else(any other thing)
pronoun
[UK: ˈe.ni.θɪŋ els] [US: ˈe.ni.ˌθɪŋ ˈels]

什么...也... /shénme... yě.../ adverb

whatsoever(in any way)
adverb
[UK: ˌwɒt.səʊ.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: ˌhwʌt.soʊ.ˈev.ər̩]

什么时候 /shénme shíhòu/ adverb

when(at what time, as a direct question)
adverb
[UK: wen] [US: hwen]

什么时候 /shénme shíhòu/ conjunction

when(at what time; at which time)
conjunction
[UK: wen] [US: hwen]

什么...都... /shénme... dōu/ adverb

whatsoever(in any way)
adverb
[UK: ˌwɒt.səʊ.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: ˌhwʌt.soʊ.ˈev.ər̩]

什么都 /shénme dōu/ pronoun

everything(all the things)
pronoun
[UK: ˈev.rɪ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈev.ri.θɪŋ]

什么的 /shénme de/ phrase

and so forth(indicates that a list continues in a similar manner)
phrase
[UK: ənd ˈsəʊ fɔːθ] [US: ænd ˈsoʊ ˈfɔːrθ]

and that(and everything related to that)
phrase

or something(or something like that)
phrase

什么意思? /shénme yìsi/ phrase

excuse me(indignation)
phrase

什么事? /shénme shì?/ phrase

what's the matter(what's wrong?)
phrase

什么鸟? /shénme niǎo?/ phrase

what the fuck(An intensive form of what)
phrase

什么鬼 /shénme guǐ/ phrase

what the fuck(An intensive form of what)
phrase

什么鬼 /shénme guǐ?/ phrase

what the hell(an intensive form of what)
phrase

无论什么 /wúlùn shénme/ determiner

whateverdeterminer
[UK: wɒt.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwʌt.ˈev.r̩]

不管什么 /bùguǎn shénme/ pronoun

whateverpronoun
[UK: wɒt.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwʌt.ˈev.r̩]

没有什么大不了 /méiyǒu shénme dàbùliǎo/ phrase

no biggie(not a big deal)
phrase

你说什么 /nǐ shuō shénme/ interjection

come again(could you repeat that)
interjection
[UK: kʌm ə.ˈɡen] [US: ˈkəm ə.ˈɡen]

那是什么? /nà shì shénme?/ phrase

what is that(what is that?)
phrase
[UK: ˈwɒt ɪz ðæt] [US: ˈhwʌt ˈɪz ˈðæt]

what's that(what is that)
phrase

你想要什么? /nǐ xiǎngyào shénme?/ phrase

what would you like(used to ask the interlocutor what they would like to order, to buy or have a look at)
phrase

这是什么? /zhè shì shénme?/ phrase

what is that(what is that?)
phrase
[UK: ˈwɒt ɪz ðæt] [US: ˈhwʌt ˈɪz ˈðæt]

有什么问题吗 /yǒu shénme wèntí ma?/ phrase

is there any problem(is there any problem?)
phrase

她叫什么名字? /tā jiào shénme míngzì?/ phrase

what is her name(what is her name?)
phrase

……是什么意思? /... shì shénme yìsi?/ phrase

what does … mean(what does … mean?)
phrase

不管是什么情况 /bùguǎn shì shénme qíngkuàng/ phrase

as the case may be(as in appropriate to the circumstances)
phrase
[UK: əz ðə keɪs meɪ bi] [US: ˈæz ðə ˈkeɪs ˈmeɪ bi]

whatever the case may be(as is appropriate to the circumstances)
phrase

你叫什么名字? /nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?/ phrase

what is your name(what is your name?)
phrase

他叫什么名字? /tā jiào shénme míngzì?/ phrase

what is his name(what is his name?)
phrase

我說什麼來著 /wǒ shuō shénme láizhe/ phrase

I told you so(told you so!)
phrase

我说什么来着 /wǒ shuō shénme láizhe/ phrase

I told you so(told you so!)
phrase

你刚才说什么? /nǐ gāngcái shuō shénme?/ phrase

what was that(What did you just say)
phrase

你在干什么? /nǐ zài gàn shénme?/ phrase

what are you doingphrase

你在想什么? /nǐ zài xiǎng shénme?/ phrase

penny for your thoughts(inquiry into the thoughts)
phrase

what's on your mind(what is bothering you?)
phrase

我什么都不想买 /wǒ shénme dōu bùxiǎng mǎi/ phrase

I don't want to buy anythingphrase

这里有什么好吃的? /zhèlǐ yǒu shénme hǎochī de?/ phrase

what's good((colloquial) what is good, especially in reference to food)
phrase

你想喝什么酒? /nǐ xiǎng hē shénme jiǔ?/ phrase

what's your poison(used to ask someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink)
phrase

你这是什么意思? /nǐ zhè shì shénme yìsi/ phrase

how do you mean(a request for clarification of what the listener just said)
phrase

what do you mean(what do you mean? (request for clarification))
phrase

你的工作是什么? /nǐ de gōngzuò shì shénme?/ phrase

what's your job(what's your job?)
phrase

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