什 (shén): what · interrogative pronoun

什

shén

what · interrogative pronoun

HSK 15 words in the family

The 什 family

Every HSK 1–4 word containing 什. The example sentences use HSK 1–4 vocabulary only.

什么 shén me HSK 1

what · something · anything

这zhè是shì什么shén me？

What is this?

没什么 méi shén me HSK 1

it's nothing · no problem

这zhè没méi什么shénme。

It's nothing.

干什么 gàn shén me HSK 1

what to do · why

你nǐ在zài干什么gàn shénme？

What are you doing?

为什么 wèi shén me HSK 2

why · for what reason

你nǐ为什么wèishénme不bù来lái？

Why didn't you come?

什么样 shén me yàng HSK 2

what kind of · what ... like

你nǐ想xiǎng要yào什么样shén me yàng的de书shū？

What kind of book do you want?

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