What does 什么 in Chinese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 什么 in Chinese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 什么 in Chinese.

The word 什么 in Chinese means what, sorry, excuse me. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word 什么

what

pronounnoun (interrogative pronoun)

自从他不知道该说什么的时候,便一直沉默着。
Since he didn't know what to say, he remained silent.

sorry

interjection (request to repeat)

如果 您 还 说明 了 什么 能否 有 爱心 , 凹陷 你 呢 回来 。
If you show'em you're sorry, they'll let you back in.

excuse me

Phrase (request to repeat)

请问河南中路五十二弄在什么地方?
Excuse me, where is 52 south river street?

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你 還記 得 上 一次 看見 露娜 弗雷 亞 夫人 是 在 什么 時候 嗎 ?
Do you remember the last time you saw Lady Lunafreya?
第二,意大利询问禁止女性割礼战略取得什么成果,建议马里加强打击这一现象的措施。
Secondly, Italy enquired about the results of the strategy implemented with regard to FGM and recommended Mali that reinforce the measures to combat this phenomenon.
有一国代表团询问外部评价和内部评价的依据是什么
One delegation asked about the basis for external and internal evaluations
我 有 什么 事 让 马丁 太太 如此 紧张 ?
Now what is there about me that makes Mrs. Martin so nervous?
13,14.( 甲)从什么事上,我们可以看出耶和华通情达理?(
13, 14. (a) How does Jehovah demonstrate reasonableness?
实际上在距离明天还有一个月时间, 关于这个问题 在华盛顿特区会有一个会议 由美国国家科学院举办的, 就我们应该做什么 这个问题做一个细致的讨论。
There's actually going to be a meeting a month from tomorrow in Washington, D.C. by the US National Academy of Sciences to tackle that exact question.
不论在年中什么时候,真心关注同工的基督徒要彼此表达爱心并不是难事。(
Christians who have a genuine interest in one another find no difficulty in spontaneously expressing their love at any time of the year.
7,8.( 甲)有什么证据证明上帝的子民已‘放长他们的绳子’?(
7, 8. (a) What evidence is there that God’s people have ‘lengthened their tent cords’?
此类事件使得必须大声、明确而经常地解释联合国做了些什么以及为什么要这样做。
Such events had driven home the need to speak loudly, clearly and often about what the United Nations did and why
他们对什么表现信心呢?
Faith in what?
因此,有些组织一直在置疑向大会报告与这些组织有关的建议的执行情况的理由是什么
Consequently, some organizations continue to question the rationale for reporting to the General Assembly on the implementation of those recommendations pertaining to their organizations.
你最后一次看到汤姆是什么时候?
When did you last see Tom?
特别报告员的建议不是什么进步,因为第5条草案没有提及以下普遍公认的原则:不强迫难民,无论他们是合法还是非法逗留在一国家境内,返回一个他们的生命或自由因种族、宗教、国籍、参加某一特定社会团体或政治信仰等原因而受到威胁的国家。
The Special Rapporteur’s proposal hardly constituted a step forward, in that draft article 5 made no mention of the universally recognized principle of the non-refoulement of refugees, whether legally or illegally present in a State’s territory, to countries where their life or freedom would be threatened on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political convictions.
你问她了吗?她说了什么?
You asked about her? What did she say?
发生 什么 事 了?
What happened?
你 叫 什么 名字?
What's your name?
从爱娃 开始 , 恋爱 中 的 女人 就 没有 什么 不同
There hasn't been a woman in love different since Eve.
乙)耶和华还赐什么福分给哈拿?
(b) How did Jehovah further bless Hannah?
对于这样的监听 有四条主要的理由 首先是只要你 一开始讨论信息泄露的问题 总会有反对者站出来 把泄露的重要性降到最小 他们说我们早已知道这些 我们知道在发生什么,没有什么新鲜的
So the four main arguments supporting surveillance like this, well, the first of all is that whenever you start discussing about these revelations, there will be naysayers trying to minimize the importance of these revelations, saying that we knew all this already, we knew it was happening, there's nothing new here.
警察 什么 时候 来
So when do the police get here?
吉姆 , 我 不 知道 告诉 你 什么
Jim, I don't know what to tell you.
什么 是 真实 的 她 ?
What was she really like?
但 你 有没有 注意 到 缮写 室 的 书架上 几乎 没什么 书?
But you noticed how few books there were on the escritoire's shelves?
压力对我们有什么影响?
Stress —What It Does to Us
你 能 为 我 做 什么?
What can you do for me?

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