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什么

shénme

What

Sounds roughly like shun-muh

Literal meaning

什
shén
what
么
me
(question suffix)

what · (suffix)

How to pronounce it

什
shén
shen2
22nd · rising
Retroflex sh + “un”, rising. This is the only stressed half.
么
me
me5
·neutral
Always light. Never say shén-me with two full tones.

In real life

这是什么？

Zhè shì shénme?

What is this?