shí
Pinyin

Definition

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shí
  1. ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc)
  2. assorted
  3. miscellaneous
 - 
shén
  1. what

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shén me
  1. 1 what?
  2. 2 something
  3. 3 anything
wèi shén me
  1. 1 why?
  2. 2 for what reason?
shén me yàng
  1. 1 what kind?
  2. 2 what sort?
  3. 3 what appearance?
gàn shén me
  1. 1 what are you doing?
  2. 2 what's he up to?
méi shén me
  1. 1 nothing
  2. 2 it doesn't matter
  3. 3 it's nothing
  4. 4 never mind

Idioms (2)

什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
  1. 1 What brings you here? (idiom)
林子大了,什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
  1. 1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你什么时候生日?
nǐ shénme shíhou shēngrì ?
When is your birthday?
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嗯,很好很好。这里是什么?
en ,hěn hǎo hěn hǎo 。zhèlǐ shì shénme ?
Hmm, that’s good. What’s this here?
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你这样走马看花,能看到什么?
nǐ zhèyàng zǒumǎkànhuā ,néng kàndào shénme ?
What can you see while rushing through sightseeing?
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请问,有什么饮料?
qǐngwèn ,yǒu shénme yǐnliào ?
Excuse me, what kind of drinks do you have?
对不起,我听不懂。你说什么?
duìbuqǐ ,wǒ tīngbudǒng 。nǐ shuō shénme ?
Sorry, I don't understand. What did you say?
周末有什么计划?
zhōumò yǒu shénme jìhuà ?
What are you up to this weekend?
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记得记得。有什么事?
jìde jìde 。yǒu shénme shì ?
Of course I remember you. What's the matter?
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你要什么?老样子。
nǐ yào shénme ?lǎo yàngzi 。
What do you want? Same as always.
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老公,你什么时候回家?
lǎogōng ,nǐ shénmeshíhòu huíjiā ?
Honey, when will you come home?
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想吃什么就吃什么,想喝什么就喝什么。
xiǎng chī shénme jiù chī shénme ,xiǎng hē shénme jiù hē shénme 。
Eat whatever you want and drink whatever you want.
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