# 什么 (shénme)

In Mandarin Chinese, 什么 (shénme) means “what”. It is part of the HSK 1 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: what
- Pinyin: shénme (shen2 me5)
- Traditional: 什麼
- HSK 3.0 · Level 1
- HSK 2.0 · Level 1

## Examples

- 你想吃什么？
  Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?
  What would you like to eat?

## Characters

- 什 (shí): ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc); assorted
- 么 (má): exclamatory final particle

https://hanziro.com/word/shen-me-what/

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