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做什么 Pronunciation and Pinyin

做什么 Usage and Examples

What to do

What for

What are you doing

你想做什么就做什么—我不在乎。

Do what you like—I don't care.

叫你做什么你就去做什么,明白吗?

You'll do as you're told, is that clear?

The characters in 做什么

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
做
zuò11to do or make
什
shén4what, various, ten, collection
么
me3interrogative particle

More words starting with 做

  • zuò做 de的made, done
  • zuò做yì一fān番shì事yè业To build a career, To start a business
  • zuò做xià下qu去Keep doing it, Go on
  • zuò做bù不liǎo了Cannot do it, Can't do it
  • zuò做bù不liǎo了jué决dìng定Can't make a decision, Cannot decide
  • zuò做bù不chū出can't do, can't make
  • zuò做bù不chū出jué决dìng定can't decide, can't make a decision
  • zuò做bù不chū出lai来Cannot do it, Cannot solve it
  • zuò做bú不dào到Can't do it, Unable
  • zuò做bù不hǎo好fail, mess up
  • zuò做bù不wán完Cannot finish, Too much to do
  • zuò做bù不chéng成cannot be done, can't be done

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Questions about 做什么

What does 做什么 mean in Chinese?

做什么 (zuò shén me) means “What to do, What for, What are you doing”.

How do you pronounce 做什么?

做什么 is pronounced zuò shén me in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “What to do” in Chinese?

“What to do” is 做什么 (zuò shén me) in Chinese.

How is 做什么 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 做什么, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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