Question 1

How do you pronounce 什么?

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什么 is pronounced "shén me" in Mandarin Chinese. Click the audio icon to hear the native pronunciation. The word is classified as HSK 1 level vocabulary.

Question 2

What does 什么 mean?

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什么 (shén me) means: what. It is used as a pronoun.

Question 3

How do you write 什么 in Chinese?

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什么 is written with 2 characters. View the stroke order animation above to learn the correct way to write each character. The traditional form is 什麼.

Question 4

What are example sentences using 什么?

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See the examples section above for multiple sentences using 什么 in context, with pinyin pronunciation and translations in your selected language. Each example includes audio pronunciation to help you learn proper usage.

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Traditional:

Zhuyin:

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Zhuyin:

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