何物 (hé) — what thing? what stuff?
Definition
何物 is a literary/classical ‘what thing?’ — used in written or rhetorical questions, not everyday speech. For ordinary conversation, learners should use 什么 instead.
pronoun
what thing? what stuff?
Examples
- 何物？Nǐ shǒu zhōng ná zhe hé?What is that in your hand?
- ？Cǐ wéi hé wù?What is this?
- 何物。Tā bù zhī hé wèi zhēn.He does not know what is real.
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