问 · 谁 Who

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A one-page Chinese lesson from the HSK 1 set, filed under 问 · Question patterns. 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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The source: 谁 in the dictionary.

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