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10 Nov 2020
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Is “ 工程师是什么？” correct？
please show me example sentences with “什么”
Is “ 工程师是什么？” correct？
please show me example sentences with “什么”
please show me example sentences with “什么”
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correct.
你说的是什么，我完全听不懂。I have no idea what you are talking about.
这是什么东西？What is this?
他根本没意识到他在做什么。He didn't realize what he was doing.
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可以。如果你是个外星人或小学生，见到或听到“工程师”这三个字，不明所以，这样问是很正常的。
但是如果你明明很清楚工程师是什么意思，还这么问，就相当于“工程师算什么？”这种鄙视性问题了。
正确的表达是“工程师是什么意思？”What does engineer mean？
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Correct.
什么 means what /what is……
Examples:
【1】那是什么？ What is that？
【2】这是什么？ What is this？
【3】那是什么动物？ What kind of animal is that？
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If you ask this question to know what do engineers do, you could use this--"工程师是干嘛的？" or "工程师是做什么的？"
If you ask this question to know what do engineers do, you could use this--"工程师是干嘛的？" or "工程师是做什么的？"
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