{"id":15851,"date":"2026-08-23T13:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=15851"},"modified":"2026-08-23T13:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:30:27","slug":"chinese-question-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/23\/chinese-question-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Question Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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line-height: 1.6;\n  }\n\n<\/style>\n\n<article class=\"odd-post\">\n\n  <section class=\"hero\">\n    <p class=\"eyebrow\">A field guide for learners<\/p>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\">Chinese Question Words<\/h1>\n    <svg class=\"brush\" viewBox=\"0 0 168 14\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n      <path d=\"M2 8C24 3 46 11 68 6C90 1 112 10 134 5C148 2 158 6 166 4\" stroke=\"#A9843F\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">\n      Who, what, where, how, why, how many \u2014 the whole 5W1H set has a Chinese counterpart. The words\n      themselves are simple; the trick is knowing which of two near-synonyms fits a given sentence.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">The set<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Overview\"><\/span>Overview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <table class=\"term-table\">\n      <thead>\n        <tr><th>Word<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><th>Asks about<\/th><\/tr>\n      <\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n        <tr>\n          <td class=\"term-cell\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td>who<\/td><td>a person<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td class=\"term-cell\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td>what<\/td><td>a thing, or &#8220;what kind of&#8221;<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td class=\"term-cell\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td>which<\/td><td>one out of a set<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td class=\"term-cell\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td>where<\/td><td>a place<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td class=\"term-cell\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td>how<\/td><td>manner, method<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td class=\"term-cell\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td>why<\/td><td>a reason<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td class=\"term-cell\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td>how many<\/td><td>a small, specific number<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td class=\"term-cell\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dshao<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dshao<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td>how many \/ how much<\/td><td>any quantity, no upper limit assumed<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td class=\"term-cell\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6642\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edhou<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edhou<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td>when<\/td><td>a point in time<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n\n    <div class=\"note-callout\">\n      <p class=\"label\">Word order<\/p>\n      <p style=\"margin:0;\">\n        English fronts its question words \u2014 &#8220;What are you eating?&#8221; moves &#8220;what&#8221; to the very front, away\n        from where it would sit in the answer. Chinese doesn&#8217;t. A question word simply fills the same\n        slot the answer would occupy, covered in more depth in\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/13\/chinese-sentence-structure\/\">Chinese Sentence Structure<\/a>.\n        In every section below, the first example is a question-and-answer pair \u2014 the question word and\n        the word replacing it in the answer are both marked in gold, so you can see the two sitting in\n        exactly the same spot. (One exception: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span>, flagged where it comes up.)\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">People<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%AA%B0%E8%B0%81_shei_%E2%80%94_who\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c01<\/span> sh\u00e9i \u2014 who<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb hl\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb hl\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">Who is your teacher?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb hl\">\u6797\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>L\u00edn l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb hl\">\u6797\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>L\u00edn l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">Teacher Lin is my teacher. \u2014 same slot, now filled with the answer<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">Who are you going with?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b54\u6848<\/span><rt>d\u00e1\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b54\u6848<\/span><rt>d\u00e1\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">Who knows the answer?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Things<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88_shenme_%E2%80%94_what\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> sh\u00e9nme \u2014 what<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">What is this?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u4e00\u672c\u66f8<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u011bn sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u4e00\u672c\u4e66<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u011bn sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">This is a book. \u2014 same slot, now filled with the answer<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">What are you eating?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u984f\u8272<\/span><rt>y\u00e1ns\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u989c\u8272<\/span><rt>y\u00e1ns\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">What color do you want? \u2014 \u4ec0\u9ebc modifying a noun, like &#8220;which\/what kind of&#8221;<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">One out of a set<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%93%AA%E5%93%AA_na_%E2%80%94_which\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u54ea<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u54ea<\/span> n\u01ce \u2014 which<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u54ea<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u54ea<\/span> n\u01ce almost always needs company \u2014 a\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/\">measure word<\/a>\n        (usually <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u500b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2a<\/span> ge) plus a noun, forming\n        &#8220;which [noun].&#8221;\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u500b<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e2a<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">Which one do you want?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u500b<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e2a<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">I want this one. \u2014 same slot, now filled with the answer<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u570b<\/span><rt>gu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56fd<\/span><rt>gu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">What country are you from? \u2014 literally &#8220;which country person&#8221;<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a2e<\/span><rt>zh\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u97f3\u6a02<\/span><rt>y\u012bnyu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79cd<\/span><rt>zh\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u97f3\u4e50<\/span><rt>y\u012bnyu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">Which kind of music do you like?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Places<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%93%AA%E8%A3%A1%E5%93%AA%E9%87%8C_nali_%E2%80%94_where\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/span> n\u01cel\u01d0 \u2014 where<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>Its own fixed word for &#8220;where,&#8221; built from <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u54ea<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u54ea<\/span> + &#8220;place.&#8221;<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u016bdi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u016bdi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">Where&#8217;s the bookstore?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u016bdi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u90a3\u88e1<\/span><rt>n\u00e0l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u016bdi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u90a3\u91cc<\/span><rt>n\u00e0l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">The bookstore is over there. \u2014 same slot, now filled with the answer<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">Where are you going?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">Where do you live?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Manner<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%80%8E%E9%BA%BC%E6%80%8E%E4%B9%88_zenme_%E2%80%94_how\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span> z\u011bnme \u2014 how<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">How do you get to school?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u5750\u516c\u8eca<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2 g\u014dngch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u5750\u516c\u8f66<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2 g\u014dngch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">I take the bus to school. \u2014 same slot, now filled with the answer<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">How do you write this character?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc\u6a23<\/span><rt>z\u011bnmey\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48\u6837<\/span><rt>z\u011bnmey\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">How&#8217;s my sister&#8217;s Chinese? \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u600e\u9ebc\u6a23<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u600e\u4e48\u6837<\/span> z\u011bnmey\u00e0ng adds <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6a23<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6837<\/span> &#8220;kind\/way,&#8221; asking for a general assessment rather than a method<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Reason<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E7%82%BA%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC%E4%B8%BA%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88_weishenme_%E2%80%94_why\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme \u2014 why<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ed<\/span><rt>k\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ed<\/span><rt>k\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">Why are you crying?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb hl\">\u56e0\u70ba<\/span><rt>y\u012bnw\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3\u904e<\/span><rt>n\u00e1ngu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb hl\">\u56e0\u4e3a<\/span><rt>y\u012bnw\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96be\u8fc7<\/span><rt>n\u00e1ngu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">Because I&#8217;m sad.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"note-callout\" style=\"margin-bottom:26px;\">\n      <p class=\"label\">An exception to the rule<\/p>\n      <p style=\"margin:0;\">\n        <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> breaks the pattern above \u2014\n        the answer doesn&#8217;t slot into the same spot in the sentence. Instead of &#8220;you [reason] cry,&#8221; the\n        reply starts fresh with its own <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56e0\u70ba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56e0\u4e3a<\/span>\n        y\u012bnw\u00e8i (&#8220;because&#8221;) clause, sitting in front of the sentence rather than filling\n        <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span>&#8216;s exact position.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9072\u5230<\/span><rt>ch\u00edd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdf\u5230<\/span><rt>ch\u00edd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">Why are you late?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">Why isn&#8217;t he coming?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Small, specific numbers<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B9%BE%E5%87%A0_ji_%E2%80%94_how_many\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0 \u2014 how many<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0 assumes the answer is a small,\n        specific number \u2014 usually under ten \u2014 and, like any number in Chinese, needs its own\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/\">measure word<\/a>\n        right after it.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u01d0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u01d0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">How many people are in your family?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5bb6<\/span><rt>w\u01d2ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5bb6<\/span><rt>w\u01d2ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">My family has five people. \u2014 same slot, now filled with the answer<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">What time is it?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5e74<\/span><rt>j\u012bnni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5e74<\/span><rt>j\u012bnni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">How old are you (this year)? \u2014 typically asked of children<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Any quantity<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%A4%9A%E5%B0%91%E5%A4%9A%E5%B0%91_duoshao_%E2%80%94_how_many_how_much\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span> du\u014dshao \u2014 how many \/ how much<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span> du\u014dshao makes no assumption about\n        size at all, and skips the measure word entirely.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dshao<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dshao<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">How much money do you have?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u4e00\u5343\u584a<\/span><rt>y\u00ecqi\u0101n ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u4e00\u5343\u5757<\/span><rt>y\u00ecqi\u0101n ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">I have a thousand dollars. \u2014 same slot, now filled with the answer<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dshao<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dshao<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">How much does this cost?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed\u4e0a<\/span><rt>b\u0101nsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dshao<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed\u4e0a<\/span><rt>b\u0101nsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dshao<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">How many students are in your class? \u2014 no upper limit assumed<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Time<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC%E6%99%82%E5%80%99%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E6%97%B6%E5%80%99_shenme_shihou_%E2%80%94_when\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6642\u5019<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019<\/span> sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edhou \u2014 when<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6642\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edhou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edhou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">When are you going home?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u4e94\u9ede<\/span><rt>w\u01d4di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u4e94\u70b9<\/span><rt>w\u01d4di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gloss\">I&#8217;m going home at five. 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