How to Say ‘What did you do?’ in Traditional Chinese
你做了什麼？
nǐ zuò le shén me
[nǐ zuò le shénme]
💬 Usage Tip: 什麼 "what" sits where the answer would go, so there's no word-order flip for questions: 你做了什麼？ → 我做了晚餐 "I made dinner".
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
做
zuò
[zuò]
to do
A basic verb for performing an action or task.
你今天要做什麼？
What are you going to do today?
了
le
[le]
completed action marker
Indicates an action has been completed.
他已經走了。
He has already left.
什麼
shén me
[shénme]
what
Question word for 'what'.
你想買什麼？
What do you want to buy?
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