What does 什么 mean in Chinese?
什么 (shénme) means what?.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
什么
what?
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
what?
02
something; anything
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 什么
How do you pronounce 什么?
什么 is pronounced shénme.
Is 什么 an HSK word?
什么 is on the HSK 1 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 什么?
什么 is used as a 代词 (pronoun) in Chinese.
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