Chinese | English |
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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) what do you mean(what do you mean? (request for clarification)) |
这是什么? /zhè shì shénme?/ phrase | what is that(what is that?) |
……是什么意思? /... shì shénme yìsi?/ phrase | what does … mean(what does … mean?) |
你的工作是什么? /nǐ de gōngzuò shì shénme?/ phrase | what's your job(what's your job?) |
什么事? /shénme shì?/ phrase | what's the matter(what's wrong?) |
什么意思? /shénme yìsi/ phrase | excuse me(indignation) |
你是谁? /nǐ shì shéi?/ phrase | who are you(who are you?) who's calling(who is calling?) |
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) |
你说什么 /nǐ shuō shénme/ interjection | come again(could you repeat that) |
那是什么? /nà shì shénme?/ phrase | what is that(what is that?) what's that(what is that) |
你是哪里人? /nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén?/ phrase | where are you from(in which country or region were you born or raised) |
关你屁事 /guān nǐ pì shì/ phrase | none of your beeswax(A riposte to badgering questioning) |
你刚才说什么? /nǐ gāngcái shuō shénme?/ phrase | what was that(What did you just say) |
你在想什么? /nǐ zài xiǎng shénme?/ phrase | penny for your thoughts(inquiry into the thoughts) what's on your mind(what is bothering you?) |
你在干什么? /nǐ zài gàn shénme?/ phrase | what are you doingphrase |
你叫什么名字? /nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?/ phrase | what is your name(what is your name?) |
不关你的事 /bùguān nǐ de shì/ phrase | it's none of your business(matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in) |
这是紧急状况 /zhè shì jǐnjí zhuàngkuàng/ phrase | it's an emergencyphrase |
这就是事实 /zhè jiù shì shìshí/ phrase | it is what it is(this thing has its own nature) |
这是鬼画符吗 /Zhè shì guǐhuàfú ma/ phrase | it's all Greek to me(I don’t understand any of it) |
是……的意思 /shì ... de yìsi/ verb | mean [meant, meant, meaning, means](to convey, indicate) |
不管是什么情况 /bùguǎn shì shénme qíngkuàng/ phrase | as the case may be(as in appropriate to the circumstances) whatever the case may be(as is appropriate to the circumstances) |
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) |
如果我是你的话 /rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ dehuà/ phrase | if I were you(advice introduction) |
没有冒犯你的意思 /méiyǒu màofàn nǐ de yìsi/ phrase | no offensephrase |
……的意思是…… /... de yìsi shì .../ verb | mean [meant, meant, meaning, means](to signify) |
你的电话号码是多少? /nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshao?/ phrase | what's your phone number(what's your phone number?) |
这是常有的事 /zhè shì cháng yǒu de shì/ phrase | it happens(worrying is not necessary) |
我不想再谈这事了 /wǒ bù xiǎng zài tán zhè shì le/ phrase | |
有这份心思才是最重要的 /yǒu zhè fèn xīnsī cái shì zuì zhòngyào de/ phrase | it's the thought that counts(when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration) |
你 /nǐ/ pronoun | thou(singular nominative form of you) you(subject pronoun: the person being addressed) |
你 /nǐ/ determiner | youdeterminer |
祢 /nǐ/ pronoun | thou(singular nominative form of you) |
鿭 /nǐ/ noun | nihoniumnoun |
浙 /Zhè/ proper noun | Zhejiang(a province in China) |
噬 /shì/ verb | gnaw [gnawed, gnawed, gnawing, gnaws](to bite something persistently) |
事 /shì/ noun | ball game [ball games](affair, issue) matter [matters](situation, condition, subject or affair) |
氏 /shì/ noun | maiden name [maiden names](married person's original last name) |
世 /shì/ noun | epoch [epochs](geochronologic unit) |
是 /shì/ verb | are(second-person singular (informal) simple present indicative form of be) be(exist) |
是 /shì/ interjection | aye(yes) |
是 /shì/ participle | yes(word used to indicate agreement or acceptance) |