How to Say “What?” in Mandarin

什么？
shénme

What?

Loop it until it sticks →or hear it in a slower voice, tone by tone

Character by character

  • 什shénwhat
  • 么meyoungest

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How do you say "What?" in Mandarin?
"What?" in Mandarin is 什么？, pronounced shénme (second tone, neutral tone).
What does 什么？ mean literally?
什么？ breaks down as 什 (what) + 么 (youngest).
What tones does 什么？ use?
什么？ is pronounced shénme: second tone, neutral tone.