How do you use "什么" in a sentence?

Here's an example: "你叫什么名字？"

What does "什么" mean in English?

"什么" means "what/anything/something" in English. It is a pronoun in Chinese.

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Shun-muh

pronoun

English

what/anything/something

Practice "什么" with spaced repetition and native audio in the Language Island app.