什么
Meaning
什么 (shén me) is a Level 1 word in the HSK 3.0 standard, ranked #1178 among the most frequent Chinese words.
- what?
- something
- anything
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Related words
HSK 1 words — those sharing a character with 什么 come first.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 干什么 | what are you doing?; what's he up to? | 1 | |
| 没什么 | it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're… | 1 | |
| 怎么 | how?; what?; why? | 1 | |
| 北京 | Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京[Jing1]) | 1 | |
| 常常 | frequently; often | 1 | |
| 学习 | to learn; to study | 1 | |
| 左边 | left; the left side; to the left of | 1 | |
| 考试 | to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4] | 1 |