shá
啥
what (dialectal)
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplespronoun
what (dialectal variant of 什么)
dialectCommonly used in Northern Chinese dialects, particularly Northeastern Mandarin and spoken Mandarin across northern China, as a colloquial substitute for 什么. It carries a casual, informal tone and is rarely used in formal writing.
Nǐ你
yǒu有
shá啥
xiǎng想
shuō说
de的
jiù就
shuō说
ba吧
。
If you have something to say, just say it.
Zhè这
shì是
shá啥
dì地
fāng方
？
Wǒ我
cóng从
lái来
méi没
lái来
guo过
。
What place is this? I've never been here before.
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Nǐ你
zhěng整
tiān天
xiā瞎
máng忙
huo活
shá啥
ne呢
？
What are you busy with all day long?
Yǒu有
shá啥
shuō说
shá啥
，
bié别
cáng藏
zhe着
yē掖
zhe着
de的
。
Speak freely and don't hold anything back.
Tā他
chú除
le了
dǎ打
yóu游
xì戏
，
shá啥
yě也
bù不
huì会
。
Besides playing video games, he can't do anything else.