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疑问代词“谁”和“哪”

HSK 1Lesson 4
The Interrogative Pronouns "谁" and "哪"
结构Pattern
QuestionAnswer
她是谁?她是刘老师。
谁是马克?他是马克。
王明是哪国人?王明是中国人。
解释Explanation

“谁”用来问人,“哪”用来在几个里面问是哪一个。问国籍时说“哪国人”。汉语的疑问句不改变词序:把要问的部分直接换成“谁”或“哪”,句子最后不用再加“吗”。“谁”口语里常读shéi,也可以读shuí。

"谁" (shéi) asks "who"; "哪" (nǎ) asks "which (one)". To ask someone's nationality, say 哪国人, literally "which-country person". Chinese doesn't change the word order for these questions: just put 谁 or 哪 where the answer will go. Because the question word already makes it a question, do not add 吗 at the end. In everyday speech 谁 is usually said shéi; shuí is also heard.

例句Examples
  • 他是谁?
    Tā shì shéi?
    Who is he?
  • 谁是你的汉语老师?
    Shéi shì nǐ de Hànyǔ lǎoshī?
    Who is your Chinese teacher?
  • 你是哪国人?
    Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
    Which country are you from?
  • 安娜的朋友是哪国人?
    Ānnà de péngyou shì nǎ guó rén?
    Where is Anna's friend from?
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: Who is he?

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(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)