Shareables · HSK 1 · 问 · Question patterns
问 · 什么 What
什么 attaches to the noun it asks about: 什么工作, 什么东西, 什么好吃的.
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什么shén meWhat
问这个 · ASK THIS
Nín yǐqián zuò shénme gōngzuò?您以前做什么工作？What did you do for work?
Nín jiāxiāng shénme dōngxi zuì hǎochī?您家乡什么东西最好吃？What’s the best thing to eat where you’re from?
Nǐ xǐhuan zuò shénme?你喜欢做什么？What do you like to do?
Nǐmen nàr yǒu shénme hǎochī de?你们那儿有什么好吃的？What’s good to eat where you’re from?
什么 attaches to the noun it asks about: 什么工作, 什么东西, 什么好吃的.
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- 成语 · 马马虎虎 — Horse-horse-tiger-tiger: so-so, and the story of how careless gets you killed.
- 您 · Politeness you can see — 您 is 你 with a heart underneath. That is the whole difference.
- 春节 · The words of Chinese New Year — Six words that cover the whole holiday, from the red envelope to the couplets on the door.
- 评 · Comment on your surroundings — Point at something real and say what you notice. This alone is a complete strategy — caveman Chinese is correct Chinese.
- 问 · Ask about their life — Hometown, family, children, grandchildren, work. Memorize a few of these — they get a person to open up about their past.
- 问 · 哪儿 Where — 哪儿 and 哪里 are the same question. It sits where the answer goes, so the word order never moves.
- 问 · 有…吗 Do you have — 有 + noun + 吗 is the whole question. Nothing else changes.
- 问 · 谁 Who — 谁 goes where the person goes: 这是谁 asks about the subject, and the same word would ask about the object.
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