How to Say ‘What shape do you like?’ in Simplified Chinese
你喜欢什么形状？
nǐ xǐ huān shén me xíng zhuàng
[nee shee-hwan Shénme xíngzhuàng]
Phrase Breakdown
你喜欢
nǐ xǐ huān
you like
nǐ xǐ huan: 'you like'. 你 (nǐ) is followed by the tone-3 syllable 喜, so 你 changes to a rising tone (ní), and huan is neutral tone.
你喜欢猫吗？
Do you like cats?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
A familiar singular pronoun meaning 'you.'
你好，我是你的新同事。
Hello, I am your new coworker.
喜欢
xǐ huān
[shee-hwan]
to like
A common verb meaning to like or be fond of something or someone.
我很喜欢阿根廷队。
I really like the Argentina team.
什么形状？
shén me xíng zhuàng
what shape?
shén me xíng zhuàng: 什么 (shén me) means 'what', with me in neutral tone. 形状 (xíng zhuàng) means 'shape'.
这是什么形状？
What shape is this?
Words in this phrase
什么
shén me
[Shénme]
what
Asks for information.
这是什么？
What is this?
形状
xíng zhuàng
[xíngzhuàng]
shape
The outward form or outline of something, such as a circle or square.
这个饼干是星星形状的。
This cookie is star-shaped.
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