| 甚么事 | shen4 me5 shi4 | what? |
| 甚么人 | shen4 me5 ren2 | who? |
| 甚么地方 | shen4 me5 di5 fang1 | what place |
| 甚么时候 | shen4 me5 shi2 hou4 | when? |
| 甚么样的影响 | shen4 me5 yang4 de5 ying3 xiang3 | what kind of effect |
| 甚么样的情况 | shen4 me5 yang4 de5 qing2 kuang4 | what kind of circumstances |
| 甚么的 | shen4 me5 de5 | and so on |
| 算不了甚么 | suan4 bu4 le5 shen4 me5 | not to count as anything |
| 算甚么 | suan4 shen4 me5 | to be what kind of |
| 还有甚么 | huan2 you3 shen4 me5 | what else is there |
| 这没有甚么 | zhe4 mei2 you3 shen4 me5 | this is nothing |
| 这靠甚么 | zhe4 kao4 shen4 me5 | what is the basis for this |
| 那个叫什么的 | na4 ge5 jiao4 shen2 me5 de5 | thingummy |