什麼
ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ
“what; used as an interrogative pronoun to ask about things; used as an indefinite pronoun to refer to something unspecified; used as an adjective to indicate something unknown or general; used to express something unimportant or trivial”
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什
ㄕˊ
What; assorted; miscellaneous; ten (used in fractions or financial contexts); a collection of ten soldiers; a chapter or section of a book, especially in classical poetry.
麼
˙ㄇㄜ
Exclamatory final particle; interrogative final particle; suffix forming interrogatives like 'what' or 'how'; tiny; insignificant.
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Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 怎麼ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜhow?; what?; why?; in what way?; must; be sure to.
- 這麼ㄓㄜˋ ˙ㄇㄜso; to such a degree; this much; in this way; like this
- 那麼ㄋㄚˋ ˙ㄇㄜlike that; in that way; to that extent; then; in that case; (before a number) ... or so; about ...
- 為什麼ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜwhy?; for what reason?; used to ask about purpose or cause.
- 怎麼樣ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄧㄤˋhow?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?
- 這麼多ㄓㄜˋ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄉㄨㄛso many; so much; this many; this much; used to indicate a large quantity or degree
- 怎麼辦ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄅㄢˋwhat to do; how to handle it; what should be done
- 多麼ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄇㄜused in exclamations to express degree or emphasis; how, what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); in questions, how much, to what extent
- 那麼多ㄋㄚˋ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄉㄨㄛso many; so much; that many; that much; such a lot of; used to emphasize a large quantity or degree
- 甚麼ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜinterrogative pronoun meaning 'what'; used to ask about things; also used as an indefinite or general pronoun meaning 'whatever'; also used as an interrogative adjective meaning 'what' in questions like 'what time' or 'what person'.
- 幹什麼ㄍㄢˋ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜwhat are you doing?; what's going on?; asking about reason or purpose
- 沒什麼ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜit doesn't matter; never mind; it's nothing; no problem; you're welcome; think nothing of it.