{"id":2692,"date":"2022-09-24T16:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=2692"},"modified":"2024-10-04T12:54:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T04:54:04","slug":"question-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/question-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Question Words in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 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 class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/question-words\/#What_%E2%80%93_%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88_shenme\" >What &#8211; \u4ec0\u9ebc\/\u4ec0\u4e48 sh\u00e9nme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/question-words\/#When_%E2%80%93_%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_shihoushenme_shihou\" >When &#8211; \u4ec0\u9ebc\u6642\u5019\/\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019 sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edh\u00f2u\/sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edhou<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/question-words\/#Why_%E2%80%93_%E7%82%BA%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC%E4%B8%BA%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88_weishenme\" >Why &#8211; \u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc\/\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48 w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/question-words\/#Who_%E2%80%93_%E8%AA%B0%E8%B0%81_shei\" >Who &#8211; \u8ab0\/\u8c01 sh\u00e9i<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/question-words\/#Where_%E2%80%93_%E5%93%AA%E8%A3%A1%E5%93%AA%E9%87%8C_nali\" >Where &#8211; \u54ea\u88e1\/\u54ea\u91cc n\u01cel\u01d0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/question-words\/#Which_%E2%80%93_%E5%93%AA_na_Nu_MW\" >Which &#8211; \u54ea n\u01ce (+ Nu) + MW<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/question-words\/#How_1_%E2%80%93_%E6%80%8E%E9%BA%BC%E6%80%8E%E4%B9%88_zenme_and_%E6%80%8E%E9%BA%BC%E6%A8%A3%E6%80%8E%E4%B9%88%E6%A0%B7_zenme_yang\" >How 1 &#8211; \u600e\u9ebc\u600e\u4e48 z\u011bnme and \u600e\u9ebc\u6a23\u600e\u4e48\u6837 z\u011bnme y\u00e0ng<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/question-words\/#How_2_%E2%80%93_%E5%A4%9A_duo_SV\" >How 2 &#8211; \u591a du\u014d + SV<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/question-words\/#How_many_How_much_I_%E2%80%93_%E5%A4%9A%E5%B0%91_duoshao\" >How many\/ How much I &#8211; \u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/question-words\/#How_many_How_much_II_%E2%80%93_%E5%B9%BE%E5%87%A0_ji\" >How many\/ How much II &#8211; \u5e7e\/\u51e0 j\u01d0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#17acac\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>If we exclude particle question words, there are 9 question words in Chinese: what, when, where, how, who, which, why, and 2 variations of &#8220;how many&#8221;. However, unlike in English, these question words stay in the same position in the answer sentence, without the need to reverse the order or add an extra adverb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Question<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u5979 T\u0101<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">x\u01d0huan<\/span> <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> sh\u00e9nme\uff1f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">She<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">likes<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">what\uff1f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Answer<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u5979 T\u0101<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">x\u01d0huan<\/span> <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u72d7 g\u01d2u<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">She<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">likes<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">dogs<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Question<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span> L\u01ceosh\u012b<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u5728 z\u00e0i<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/span> n\u01cel\u01d0\uff1f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Teacher<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">at<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">where\uff1f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Answer<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span> L\u01ceosh\u012b<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u5728 z\u00e0i<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u5bb6 ji\u0101<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Teacher<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">at<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">home<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>The answer and question usually have the same sentence structure, except for the question word &#8220;why&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_%E2%80%93_%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88_shenme\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#17acac\" class=\"has-inline-color\">What &#8211; \u4ec0\u9ebc\/\u4ec0\u4e48 sh\u00e9nme<\/mark> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subject + Verb + Sh\u00e9nme (+ Object) ?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/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\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/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><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>What do you want to eat?<br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u706b\u934b<\/span><rt>hu\u01d2gu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u706b\u9505<\/span><rt>hu\u01d2gu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>I want to eat Hotpot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\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\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>What book are you reading?<br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54c8\u5229\u6ce2\u7279<\/span><rt>H\u0101l\u00ecb\u014dt\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54c8\u5229\u6ce2\u7279<\/span><rt>H\u0101l\u00ecb\u014dt\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>I am reading Harry Potter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_%E2%80%93_%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_shihoushenme_shihou\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><font color=\"#17acac\">When &#8211; \u4ec0\u9ebc\u6642\u5019\/\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019 <\/font><mark style=\"color: rgb(23, 172, 172); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\" class=\"has-inline-color\">sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/mark><\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#17acac\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#17acac\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\/<\/mark>sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edhou<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This word literally means <strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> sh\u00e9nme (what) + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6642\u5019 sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65f6\u5019 sh\u00edhou<\/span> (when)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subject + Sh\u00e9nme <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">sh\u00edhou<\/span> + Verb?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6642\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nmesh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/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\">\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nmesh\u00edhou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>When are you coming to Taiwan?<br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>I am going to Taiwan next May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6642\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nmesh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8ab2<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nmesh\u00edhou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8bfe<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>When do we start class?<br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">9<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8ab2<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">9<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8bfe<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>We start class at 9:00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcd5&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/13\/chinese-sentence-structure\/\">Don&#8217;t know why the time word is not in the end of sentence?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_%E2%80%93_%E7%82%BA%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC%E4%B8%BA%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88_weishenme\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#17acac\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Why &#8211; \u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc\/\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48 w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/mark> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This word literally means <strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u70ba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e3a<\/span> w\u00e8i (for) +<\/strong> <strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> sh\u00e9nme (what.)<\/strong> And this is the only one exception that the answer and the question word are in the different positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subject + W\u00e8ish\u00e9nme + Verb?<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>W\u00e8ish\u00e9nme +\u00a0Subject\u00a0 + Verb?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Q\uff1a<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\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/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\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>Why do you come to Taiwan?<br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>I came to Taiwan to learn Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611b<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7231<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>Why doesn&#8217;t she love me?<br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56e0\u70ba<\/span><rt>y\u00ecnw\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u6703<\/span><rt>b\u00fahu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56e0\u4e3a<\/span><rt>y\u00ecnw\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u4f1a<\/span><rt>b\u00fahu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>Because you don&#8217;t know the Chinese language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_%E2%80%93_%E8%AA%B0%E8%B0%81_shei\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#17acac\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Who &#8211; \u8ab0\/\u8c01 sh\u00e9i<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0\u8c01<\/span> sh\u00e9i<\/mark> is the special one, there are 2 positions you can place <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#17acac\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> <\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0\u8c01<\/span> sh\u00e9i<\/mark> in a Chinese sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subject + Verb + Sh\u00e9i?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sh\u00e9i + Verb?<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/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\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>Who are you looking for?<br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>l\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>l\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>I am looking for teacher Lin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>Who is that person?<br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>That is my elder brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/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\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>Who wants to drink coffee?<br>A\uff1a<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\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/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\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">\uff1a<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>I want to drink coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_%E2%80%93_%E5%93%AA%E8%A3%A1%E5%93%AA%E9%87%8C_nali\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#17acac\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Where &#8211; \u54ea\u88e1\/\u54ea\u91cc n\u01cel\u01d0<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The question word&nbsp;&#8220;where&#8221;&nbsp;can be expressed through the Chinese words&nbsp;<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/span>&nbsp;n\u01cel\u01d0&nbsp;or&nbsp;<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u54ea\u5152<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u54ea\u513f<\/span>&nbsp;n\u01cer, which have the same meaning. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/span>&nbsp;n\u01cel\u01d0&nbsp;is generally used in Taiwan and southern China, while <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u54ea\u5152<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u54ea\u513f<\/span>&nbsp;n\u01cer is more common in northern China. It is also okay to simply use \u54ea n\u01ce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subject + Z\u00e0i\/Q\u00f9 + N\u01ce?&nbsp;<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>N\u01ce + Verb + Object\uff1f<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/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\">\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><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>Where are you?<br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u88e1<\/span><rt>x\u012bnl\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u91cc<\/span><rt>x\u012bnl\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>I am in your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u5152<\/span><rt>n\u01cer<\/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\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u513f<\/span><rt>n\u01cer<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>Where do you want to go?<br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u88e1<\/span><rt>x\u012bnl\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u91cc<\/span><rt>x\u012bnl\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>I want to go into your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u016bdi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u016bdi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>Is there a bookstore?<br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561\u5e97<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113idi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1\u908a<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ngbi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u016bdi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561\u5e97<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113idi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1\u8fb9<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ngbi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u016bdi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>There is a bookstore next to the coffee shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_%E2%80%93_%E5%93%AA_na_Nu_MW\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#17acac\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Which &#8211; \u54ea n\u01ce (+ Nu) + MW <\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subject + Verb\uff0bN\u01ce (+ Number) + <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/\">Measure Word<\/a> (+ Object)?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">Q\uff1a<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\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\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\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>Which book do you want to buy?<br>A\uff1a<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\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/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\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>I want to buy this book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt>h\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><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\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><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\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>Which one do you like, dogs or cats?<br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>I like dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_1_%E2%80%93_%E6%80%8E%E9%BA%BC%E6%80%8E%E4%B9%88_zenme_and_%E6%80%8E%E9%BA%BC%E6%A8%A3%E6%80%8E%E4%B9%88%E6%A0%B7_zenme_yang\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#17acac\" class=\"has-inline-color\">How 1 &#8211; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span> z\u011bnme and <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#17acac\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u600e\u9ebc\u6a23<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u600e\u4e48\u6837<\/span> z\u011bnme y\u00e0ng<\/mark><\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the context, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span> z\u011bnme can be translated as &#8220;how&#8221; or &#8220;what&#8221;. It is used to indicate the manner or method of doing something, or to ask about the way in which something is done. However, when <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span> z\u011bnme is used in a negated question, it means &#8220;how come&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subject + Z\u011bnme + Verb (+ Object)?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Statement + Z\u011bnmey\u00e0ng?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u5b57<\/span><rt>m\u00edngzi<\/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\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u5b57<\/span><rt>m\u00edngzi<\/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><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>How to write your name?<br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u5b57<\/span><rt>m\u00edngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u6a23<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u5b57<\/span><rt>m\u00edngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u6837<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>My name is written like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/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\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48\u6837<\/span><rt>z\u011bnmey\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>How was your Chinese lesson?<br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>My Chinese lesson is great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/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\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>How come he did not come to work? <br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u75c5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngb\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u75c5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngb\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>He&#8217;s sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_2_%E2%80%93_%E5%A4%9A_duo_SV\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#17acac\" class=\"has-inline-color\">How 2 &#8211; \u591a du\u014d + SV<\/mark> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subject +  Du\u014d + SV<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/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\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>How tall are you?<br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">168<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5206<\/span><rt>g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">168<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5206<\/span><rt>g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>I am 168 cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f9e<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u01d0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9060<\/span><rt>yu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ece<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u01d0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdc<\/span><rt>yu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>How far is it from your home to school?<br>A\uff1a(<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f9e<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5bb6<\/span><rt>w\u01d2ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ece<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5bb6<\/span><rt>w\u01d2ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>) <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70\u8def<\/span><rt>z\u01d2ul\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u9418<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70\u8def<\/span><rt>z\u01d2ul\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u949f<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>10 mins walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_How_much_I_%E2%80%93_%E5%A4%9A%E5%B0%91_duoshao\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#17acac\" class=\"has-inline-color\">How many\/ How much I &#8211; \u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Chinese, there is no distinction between countable and uncountable nouns. This question word is typically used when you are expecting an answer that is bigger than ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subject + Verb + Du\u014dsh\u01ceo + Noun<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">Q\uff1a<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\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/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\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>How much money do you have?<br>A\uff1a<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\">120<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u584a<\/span><rt>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\">120<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5757<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>I have $120<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\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\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>How many Chinese characters can you write? <br>A\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">581<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">581<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>I can write 581 Chinese characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-background\" style=\"background-color:#7bdbb51c;font-size:15px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5ba487\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FYI<\/mark><\/strong><br>Great news! Recognizing just 581 of the most commonly used characters can help you understand 80% of written media content. This means that you don&#8217;t need to know every single character to be proficient in Chinese &#8211; you can start by focusing on the most frequently used ones and build from there. Even if you learn just one character a day, you can understand 80% of written media in less than 2 years. So don&#8217;t let the thought of learning Chinese character scare you, embrace the challenge and get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_How_much_II_%E2%80%93_%E5%B9%BE%E5%87%A0_ji\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#17acac\" class=\"has-inline-color\">How many\/ How much II &#8211; \u5e7e\/\u51e0 j\u01d0<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, there is no distinction between countable and uncountable nouns in Chinese. This question word is typically used when you are expecting an answer that is less than ten. However, there are some certain situations, we  always use <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0<\/mark>, doesn&#8217;t matter the answer we expected is less than ten or not. For example, dates and time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subject + Verb + J\u01d0 <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">+ Measure Word<\/mark> (+ Noun)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">Q\uff1a<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\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u584a<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/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\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5757<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>How much money do you have?<br>A\uff1a<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\">2<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u584a<\/span><rt>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\">2<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5757<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A\uff1a<\/mark>I have $2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">Q\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span 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