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啥

shá
pronoun #727

Meanings

  1. 1 what (colloquial)
  2. 2 anything

Characters

啥
shá
what (colloquial)

Examples

你说啥?
Nǐ shuō shá?
What did you say?
啥都行。
Shá dōu xíng.
Anything is fine.

Tips

register
啥 is the colloquial/dialectal version of 什么. Very common in northern Chinese dialects and casual speech. It's widely understood everywhere but sounds informal.
usage
啥 can replace 什么 in almost any context: 干啥 (what are you doing), 啥时候 (when), 啥意思 (what does it mean).

Stroke Order

啥 shá

Related Words

什么样 shénmeyàng HSK 2 #1,015
what kind / what sort
什么 shénme HSK 1 #17
what / something / anything
干吗 gànma HSK 3 #794
what are you doing? / what for?; why?
如何 rúhé HSK 3 #330
how; what way / what about; how about
何时 héshí HSK 7 #2,712
when / what time / at what point
爽 shuǎng HSK 6 #1,316
refreshing; pleasant; invigorating / frank; straightforward / feel-good; satisfying (colloquial)
收拾 shōushi HSK 5 #1,437
to tidy up; to clean up; to pack / to punish; to fix someone (colloquial)
什 shén #1,741
what (component of 什么) / assorted; miscellaneous
神经 shénjīng HSK 5 #1,825
nerve (anatomy) / mental state; nerves / (colloquial) crazy person; nutjob
什么的 shénmede #2,828
and so on / and what not / etc.
啥 shá
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