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| Pronunciation |
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shén |
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| Meaning |
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This character is never used alone. Usually used with 么(什么). See below for the meanings of 什么:
- what. (pro)
- something. (pro)
- anything. (pro)
- whatever (used correlatively with another 什么). (pro)
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| Radical |
: |
亻 |
| Strokes |
: |
4 |
| Traditional |
: |
什 |
| Usage |
: |
49.4% |
| Also as |
: |
shí |
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Sentences:
| 1. What are you looking for? |
| nǐ |
zhǎo |
shén |
me |
? |
| 你 |
找 |
什 |
么 |
？ |
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| 你 |
: |
you |
| 找 |
: |
look for, try to find, seek |
| 什么 |
: |
what |
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| 2. I’d like to have something to eat. |
| wǒ |
xiǎng |
chī |
diǎn |
shén |
me |
。 |
| 我 |
想 |
吃 |
点 |
什 |
么 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 想 |
: |
want to |
| 吃 |
: |
eat |
| 点 |
: |
(measure word) a little |
| 什么 |
: |
something |
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| 3. I’m not afraid of anything. |
| wǒ |
shén |
me |
dōu |
bú |
pà |
。 |
| 我 |
什 |
么 |
都 |
不 |
怕 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 什么 |
: |
anything |
| 都 |
: |
all |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 怕 |
: |
fear, dread, be afraid of |
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| 4. We’ll eat whatever we can find in the fridge. |
| bīng |
xiāng |
lǐ |
yǒu |
shén |
me |
， |
wǒ |
men |
jiù |
chī |
shén |
me |
。 |
| 冰 |
箱 |
里 |
有 |
什 |
么 |
， |
我 |
们 |
就 |
吃 |
什 |
么 |
。 |
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| 冰箱 |
: |
fridge |
| 里 |
: |
inside |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 什么 |
: |
whatever |
| 我们 |
: |
we |
| 就 |
: |
then |
| 吃 |
: |
eat |
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