什么的

什麼的

shénmede

particle #2,828

Meanings

HSK 3

我买了苹果、香蕉什么的。

Wǒ mǎi le píngguǒ, xiāngjiāo shénmede.

I bought apples, bananas, and so on.

HSK 3

他喜欢跑步、游泳什么的。

Tā xǐhuān pǎobù, yóuyǒng shénmede.

He likes running, swimming, and stuff like that.

HSK 4

你可以带水、零食什么的。

Nǐ kěyǐ dài shuǐ, língshí shénmede.

You can bring water, snacks, and things like that.

grammar

什么的 is placed at the end of a list to mean 'and so on'. It's the casual spoken equivalent of 等等.

Very colloquial. In formal writing, use 等 or 等等 instead.

什 shén

么 me

的 de