| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 什么 | 什麼 | shén me | shen2 me5 | variant of 什么 ; what?; something; anything | ||
| 2 | 怎么 | 怎麼 | zěn me | zen3 me5 | how?; what?; why?; variant of 怎么 | ||
| 3 | 那么 | 那麼 | nà me | na4 me5 | like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case | ||
| 4 | 为什么 | 為什麼 | wèi shén me | wei4 shen2 me5 | why; for what reason; why?; for what reason? | ||
| 5 | 这么 | 這麼 | zhè me | zhe4 me5 | so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this | ||
| 6 | 多么 | 多麼 | duō me | duo1 me5 | how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent | ||
| 7 | 么 | 麼 | me | me5 | suffix, used to form interrogative 什么 , what?, indefinite 这么 thus, etc; variant of 么 | ||
| 8 | 怎么样 | 怎麼樣 | zěn me yàng | zen3 me5 yang4 | how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? | ||
| 9 | 干什么 | 幹什麼 | gàn shén me | gan4 shen2 me5 | what are you doing?; what's he up to? | ||
| 10 | 怎么办 | 怎麼辦 | zěn me bàn | zen3 me5 ban4 | what's to be done | ||
| 11 | 什么样 | 什麼樣 | shén me yàng | shen2 me5 yang4 | what kind?; what sort?; what appearance? | ||
| 12 | 怎么回事 | 怎麼回事 | zěn me huí shì | zen3 me5 hui2 shi4 | what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? | ||
| 13 | 没什么 | 沒什麼 | méi shén me | mei2 shen2 me5 | nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind | ||
| 14 | 要么 | 要麼 | yào me | yao4 me5 | or; either one or the other | ||
| 15 | 没有什么不可能 | 沒有什麼不可能 | méi yǒu shén me bù kě néng | mei2 you3 shen2 me5 bu4 ke3 neng2 | nothing is impossible; there's nothing impossible about it | ||
| 16 | 没有甚么 | 沒有甚麼 | méi yǒu shèn me | mei2 you3 shen4 me5 | Nothing much | ||
| 17 | 没有什么 | 沒有什麼 | méi yǒu shén me | mei2 you3 shen2 me5 | it is nothing; there's nothing ... about it | ||
| 18 | 林子大了，什么鸟都有 | 林子大了，什麼鳥都有 | lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu | lin2 zi5 da4 le5 , shen2 me5 niao3 dou1 you3 | it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom) | ||
| 19 | 肿么 | 腫麼 | zhǒng me | zhong3 me5 | Internet slang for 怎么 | ||
| 20 | 葫芦里卖的是什么药 | 葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥 | hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào | hu2 lu5 li3 mai4 de5 shi4 shen2 me5 yao4 | what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on? | ||
| 21 | 什么的 | 什麼的 | shén me de | shen2 me5 de5 | and so on; and what not | ||
| 22 | 什么地方 | 什麼地方 | shén me dì fang | shen2 me5 di4 fang5 | somewhere; someplace; where | ||
| 23 | 都什么年代了 | 都什麼年代了 | dōu shén me nián dài le | dou1 shen2 me5 nian2 dai4 le5 | What decade are you living in?; That's so out-of-date! | ||
| 24 | 什么人 | 什麼人 | shén me rén | shen2 me5 ren2 | who?; what (kind of) person? | ||
| 25 | 什么时候 | 什麼時候 | shén me shí hou | shen2 me5 shi2 hou5 | when?; at what time? |
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