- Last week, we learned how to ask questions using “Who, What, When, How, Where, Why” in Chinese. (link)
- There are still a few type of content questions that we haven’t covered, i.e. “Whose, Which, How many, How (intensity)”
| 1. |
Whose |
谁的
shéi de/ shuí de |
|
| 1. Whose idea is this? |
| zhè |
shì |
shuí |
de |
yì |
jiàn |
？ |
| 这 |
是 |
谁 |
的 |
意 |
见 |
？ |
|
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|
|
| 2. Do you know whose cup it is? |
| nǐ |
zhī |
dào |
zhè |
bēi |
shì |
shuí |
de |
ma |
? |
| 你 |
知 |
道 |
这 |
杯 |
是 |
谁 |
的 |
吗 |
？ |
|
|
|
|
| 1. Which class are you in? |
| nǐ |
men |
shì |
nǎ |
yī |
bān |
de |
？ |
| 你 |
们 |
是 |
哪 |
一 |
班 |
的 |
？ |
|
|
|
|
| 2. When (which day) will your wedding take place? |
| nǎ |
tiān |
shì |
nǐ |
men |
dà |
xǐ |
de |
rì |
zi |
? |
| 哪 |
天 |
是 |
你 |
们 |
大 |
喜 |
的 |
日 |
子 |
？ |
|
|
|
|
| 3. |
How many? |
几
jǐ |
|
|
|
多少
duō shǎo |
|
| 1. How many customers came yesterday? |
| zuó |
tiān |
lái |
le |
jǐ |
wèi |
kè |
rén |
? |
| 昨 |
天 |
来 |
了 |
几 |
位 |
客 |
人 |
？ |
|
|
|
|
| 2. How many pupils are there in this class? |
| zhè |
yì |
bān |
yǒu |
duō |
shǎo |
xué |
sheng |
? |
| 这 |
一 |
班 |
有 |
多 |
少 |
学 |
生 |
？ |
|
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| 1. How far is it from Beijing to Shanghai? |
| cóng |
běi |
jīng |
dào |
shàng |
hǎi |
yǒu |
duō |
yuǎn |
? |
| 从 |
北 |
京 |
到 |
上 |
海 |
有 |
多 |
远 |
？ |
|
|
|
|
| 2. How old is your son? |
| Nǐ |
ér |
zǐ |
duō |
dà |
le |
? |
| 你 |
儿 |
子 |
多 |
大 |
了 |
？ |
|
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- As a summary, we have learnt how to ask questions for “Who, What, When, How, Where, Why, Whose, Which, How many, How (intensity)” in Chinese.
- Happy learning, and have a nice weekend.
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