Noun, Noun + 什么的 (…and so on) · 名词,名词 + 什么的
Leave a casual list open
- You plan to buy fruit, snacks and similar items.
- 买点水果、零食什么的。 — 什么的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
Leave a casual list open
- You plan to buy fruit, snacks and similar items.
- 买点fruit水果、between-meal nibbles零食what什么(of / 's)的。 — what什么(of / 's)的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
You plan to buy fruit, snacks and similar items. What does 买点水果、零食什么的。 communicate?
什么的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive. The phrase does not ask what the items are. Use an explicit list if exact completeness matters.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Noun, Noun + 什么的 (…and so on). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
fruit水果、snacks零食and so on什么的。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Noun, Noun + what什么(of / 's)的 (…and so on). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
fruit水果、snacks零食and so on什么的。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Fruit, snacks, and so on: 水果、零食 ____。
Noun, Noun + 什么的 closes a casual list: 水果、零食什么的. · 名词,名词 + 什么的 收束随意的列举:水果、零食什么的。
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 买点水果、零食什么的。: 什么的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 买点fruit水果、between-meal nibbles零食what什么(of / 's)的。: what什么(of / 's)的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
什么的 is best described as… · 什么的 最适合形容为……
什么的 is casual; 等 / 等等 is the more formal “etc.”. · 什么的 口语;等 / 等等 更书面。
Know the boundary
- The phrase does not ask what the items are.
- Use an explicit list if exact completeness matters.
什么的 means the list is complete with nothing left out. · 什么的 表示列举完整、毫无遗漏。
It marks a NON-exhaustive list — “and so on”. · 它表示未尽的列举 —— “……什么的”。
In the opening situation: 什么的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
The phrase does not ask what the items are. Use an explicit list if exact completeness matters. 什么的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
Use the distinction
- 什么的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
- The phrase does not ask what the items are. Use an explicit list if exact completeness matters.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Auxiliary words.
Use the distinction
- what什么(of / 's)的 leaves the list conversational and non-exhaustive.
- The phrase does not ask what the items are. Use an explicit list if exact completeness matters.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Auxiliary words.