义项
表示疑问，询问事物
The question word for things. It stays in the slot the answer would fill, so the word order of a question matches the word order of its answer.
pronoun用在名词前，表示"哪一种"
pronoun
例句
- 你叫什么名字？你叫什麼名字？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) jiào (fourth tone, falling) shénme (second tone, rising) míngzi? (second tone, rising)···
What’s your name?
- 你想吃什么？你想吃什麼？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) chī (first tone, high and level) shénme? (second tone, rising)···
What would you like to eat?
常见错误
不太对什么是你的名字？
正确你叫什么名字？
Chinese question words are not moved to the front. Ask in the order of the answer: 我叫小明 → 你叫什么名字.