HSK 1

疑问代词:多、多少、几、哪、哪儿、哪里、哪些、什么、谁、怎么

Interrogative pronouns (多, 多少, 几, 哪, 哪儿, 哪里, 哪些, 什么, 谁, 怎么)

Explanation

These are words used to ask for information in Chinese questions. For example: '多' asks about age or quantity (他多大?), '多少' and '几' ask about numbers (现在几点?), '哪' asks one to choose (你喜欢哪个电影?), '哪儿/哪里' asks about a place (你们去哪儿?), '什么' asks about a thing or an action, '谁' asks about a person, and '怎么' asks about manner or method. Learners should pay attention to word order in questions: the interrogative pronoun usually takes the position of the word being asked about.

Examples

他多大?
duō
你们班有多少个学生?
menbānyǒuduōshǎoxuéshēng
现在几点?
xiànzàidiǎn
你喜欢哪个电影?
huandiànyǐng
你们去哪儿?
menér
车站在哪里?
chēzhànzài
你们班有哪些国家的学生?
menbānyǒuxiēguójiādexuéshēng
你买什么?
mǎishénme
谁是老师?
shuíshìlǎoshī
你怎么去医院?
zěnmeyuàn

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