什么

1. (used before a noun or by itself) what

♦ 你找~? What are you looking for?

♦ 你找~人？ Who are you looking for?

♦ 你的理想是~？ What is your ideal in life?

2. something; anything

♦ 我想吃点~。 I'd like to have something to eat.

♦ 我讲不出~新鲜玩意儿。 There won't be anything new in my story.

3. (used before 也 or 都) any; every

♦ 他~都不怕。 He's afraid of nothing.

♦ 时间比~都宝贵。 Time is more precious than anything else.

4. (used correlatively with another 什么) whatever

♦ 冰箱里有~, 咱们就吃~。 We'll eat whatever we can find in the fridge.

♦ 我有~说~, 绝对没有保留。 I'll just say what's on my mind, withholding nothing.

5. (expressing anger, surprise, censure or negation)

♦ ~!没有水？ What! No water?

♦ ~!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. (expressing disapproval or disagreement)

♦ ~不懂!装糊涂就是了。 What do you mean—not understand? You're just pretending.

♦ 年轻~呀, 我都五十多了。 Young indeed! I'm past 50 already.

7. things like; such as; and so on; and what not

♦ ~乒乓球啊, 羽毛球啊, 篮球啊, 他都会玩。 He can play table tennis, badminton, volleyball, anything.