什么
shénme
what
Type: PronounsHSK 1
什 (what; person radical + 十) + 么 (suffix). The word for asking 'what'.
Colloquially in the north it shortens to 啥 (shà). '这是什么' (what's this?) can become '这是啥' in casual speech. A very versatile word for doubt or surprise.
什
亻rénperson
十shíten
么
丿piěcurved stroke
厶sīprivate
这是什么？
Zhè shì shénme?
What is this?
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