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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

什么 [shénme]
  1. 1. pronoun [表示疑问] what
    你要什么？
    What do you want?
  2. 2. pronoun [表示虚指] something
    他们在商量着什么。
    They are discussing something.
  3. 3. pronoun [表示任指] anything
    我什么都不怕。
    I'm not afraid of anything.
  4. 4. pronoun [表示惊讶、不满] what
    什么！他拒绝出席会议！
    What! He refused to attend the meeting!
    这是什么菜！一点都不好吃。
    What sort of food is this? It's disgusting.
  5. 5. pronoun [表示责难]
    你在胡说什么！
    What's that rubbish?
  6. 6. pronoun [表示不同意]
    什么不好意思？她脸皮厚得很。
    What do you mean she's embarrassed? She's very thick-skinned.
  7. 7. pronoun [表示例举不尽]
    什么水果、酸奶、糖果，她都爱吃。
    She likes eating things like fruit, yoghurt and sweets.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

什么 [shénme]
  1. 1. (used before a noun or by itself) what
    你找什么？
    What are you looking for?
    你找什么人？
    Who are you looking for?
    你的理想是什么？
    What is your ideal in life?
  2. 2. something; anything
    我想吃点什么。
    I'd like to have something to eat.
    我讲不出什么新鲜玩意儿。
    There won't be anything new in my story.
  3. 3. (used before 也 or 都) any; every
    他什么都不怕。
    He's afraid of nothing.
    时间比什么都宝贵。
    Time is more precious than anything else.
  4. 4. (used correlatively with another 什么) whatever
    冰箱里有什么，咱们就吃什么。
    We'll eat whatever we can find in the fridge.
    我有什么说什么，绝对没有保留。
    I'll just say what's on my mind, withholding nothing.
  5. 5. expressing anger, surprise, censure or negation
    什么！ 没有水？
    What! No water?
    什么！ 都九点了，车还没有来！
    What's happened? It's 9 o'clock and the taxi isn't here yet!
  6. 6. expressing disapproval or disagreement
    什么不懂！ 装糊涂就是了。
    What do you mean—not understand? You're just pretending.
    年轻什么呀，我都五十多了。
    Young indeed! I'm past 50 already.
  7. 7. things like; such as; and so on; and what not
    什么乒乓球啊，羽毛球啊，篮球啊，他都会玩。
    He can play table tennis, badminton, volleyball, anything.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

什么 [shénme]
  1. 1. 代 指事物或人。a)表示疑问
    你叫什么名字？
    她是你的什么人？
    你有什么事？
  2. 2. b)表示不确定的事物
    随便吃点什么
    外面好像有什么声音
    我没有什么不放心的。
  3. 3. c)用在“都”“也”前， 表示在所说的范围内没有以外
    金刚石比什么金属都硬
    什么困难也吓不倒我们。
  4. 4. d)两个“什么”连用， 表示前者决定后者
    有什么就吃什么
    你要什么样的鞋，我就给你买什么样的。
  5. 5. 代 表示惊讶
    什么！都8点了？
    什么！您都七十多了，真看不出来。
  6. 6. 代 表示不同意、不满意或不以为然
    看什么电视，还不快做功课
    嚷什么！大家都睡了
    这是什么玩意儿！
  7. 7. 代 用在并列成分前，表示多
    什么花呀、草呀，种了一院子。
  8. 8. 不宜写作"甚么"。
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Examples

他有什么说什么，肚子里存不住话。
He always says what he thinks; he can't hold anything back.
什么时候方便，什么时候来。
Drop in whenever it's convenient.
他爷爷奶奶惯着他，他要什么就给什么。
His grandparents indulge him by giving him anything he asks for.
亏什么就买什么。
Buy what you're short of.
你这孩子在家干点什么不好，满世界瞎跑什么？
Why run around everywhere, you naughty boy! Can't you find something useful to do at home?
他太迁就孩子了，要什么就给买什么。
He gives in to the child too much. Whatever she wants, he buys for her.
我有什么说什么，绝对没有保留。
I'll just say what's on my mind, withholding nothing.
是什么种子，就开什么花。
Each kind of seed produces its own flowers.
她这人痛快，心里有什么就说什么。
She is frank and says what's on her mind.
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nciku Note

Word order in interrogative sentences

The word order of questions with interrogative pronouns

The word order of questions with interrogative pronouns("谁" shéi, "什么" shénme, "哪儿" nǎr and so on) is the same as that of the declarative sentence. Replacing the corresponding part (i. e., the part being questioned) of a declarative sentence with an interrogative pronoun will result in an interrogative sentence.

1. 他叫什么名字?
Tā jiào shénme míngzi?

2. 这是什么?
Zhè shì shénme?

3. 谁没有来?
Shuí méiyǒu lái ?

4. 你现在在哪儿?
Nǐ xiànzài zài nǎr ?

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