How to use the word 什麽 (what) and to build simple question with it in standard mandarin?
What is the structure of basic question sentence like what do you eat? What do i drink? etc.
I would really like to know what the syntax should be in cases like this.

Question

How to use the word 什麽 (what) and  to build simple question with it in standard mandarin?
What is the structure of basic question sentence like what do you eat? What do i drink? etc.
I would really like to know what the syntax should be in cases like this.

Answer

what do you eat? 你吃什么？
What do i drink?   你想什么？

sub+predicate+object。
use “what” to replace what you question.

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1What do 2you 3eat?
2你  3吃  1什么?

1What do 2you 3see?
2你  3看  1什么?

1What 2color 3is 4this?
4这  3是  1什么  2颜色?

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Hey Eli,

You just replace the noun with the word "what". Eg:
You drink water --> you drink what 你喝甚麽？
You eat rice --> you eat what 你吃甚麽？
You do stuff--> you do what 你做甚麽？

Laurence

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1 what do you want to eat?你想吃什么？
2 what！unbelievable!什么！太难以置信了！
3 what？pardon me.什么？请再说一遍。
4 I don't know what to do?我不知道该做什么。

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what do you eat?
你吃的什么？
What do i drink? 
我喝的什么？

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