No. 2,108 in Chinese
啥
"啥" means "what."
In a sentence
你在干啥？
What are you doing?
In this sentence, '啥' is used as a colloquial interrogative word equivalent to 'what', replacing the standard '什么'.
这东西是啥用途？
What is the purpose of this thing?
Here, '啥' is employed as an interrogative to casually inquire about function or purpose.
咋啥都不知道？
Why don't you know anything?
In this context, '啥' serves as a flexible interrogative within an expressive sentence structure, emphasizing the question about general knowledge.
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