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Word Number 1

what

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Primary Chinese

什么

Primary Pinyin

shén me

Short Definition

A question token for an unknown thing, action, or item of information.

Primary Meaning

询问信息或事物

Primary Note

Information-focused question word.

Mapping Boundary

Correct: You want what → 你想要什么?

Incorrect: What you want as the stored Chinglish order.

The source puts 什么 after 想要.

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