{"id":2692,"date":"2022-09-24T16:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=2692"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:21:16","slug":"question-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/question-words\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;What, who, when&#8221; in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 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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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/question-words\/#1The_Golden_Rule_Put_It_Where_the_Answer_Goes\" >1The Golden Rule: Put It Where the Answer Goes<\/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\/#2What_%E2%80%94_%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88_shenme\" >2What \u2014 \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-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/question-words\/#3Who_%E2%80%94_%E8%AA%B0%E8%B0%81_shei\" >3Who \u2014 \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-4\" 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<div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span>HSK 1<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\">Question Words 1<\/span><span class=\"accent\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> sh\u00e9nme, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c01<\/span> sh\u00e9i &amp; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6642\u5019 sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019 sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edhou<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">What, who, and when \u2014 three of the most useful question words in Chinese. The good news: you never have to rearrange the sentence to use them.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Question-words-in-Chinese.png\" alt=\"Question words in Chinese\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">If we don&#8217;t count question particles, Chinese has nine question words: what, when, where, how, who, which, why, and two different ways to say &#8220;how many&#8221;. In this first part of the series, we&#8217;ll focus on <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> sh\u00e9nme (what), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c01<\/span> sh\u00e9i (who), and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6642\u5019 sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019 sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edhou<\/span> (when).<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1The_Golden_Rule_Put_It_Where_the_Answer_Goes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">The Golden Rule: Put It Where the Answer Goes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>In English, question words jump to the front of the sentence, and we often have to add &#8220;do&#8221; or flip the word order. Chinese doesn&#8217;t do any of that. The question word simply sits in the exact spot where the answer will go \u2014 the rest of the sentence stays the same.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"compare-table-wrap\"><table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr><th><\/th><th>Subject<\/th><th>Verb<\/th><th>Object<\/th><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Question<\/td><td>\u5979 t\u0101<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u559c\u6b61 x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u559c\u6b22 x\u01d0huan<\/span><\/td><td class=\"qw\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> sh\u00e9nme\uff1f<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td><\/td><td>She<\/td><td>likes<\/td><td>what?<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Answer<\/td><td>\u5979 t\u0101<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u559c\u6b61 x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u559c\u6b22 x\u01d0huan<\/span><\/td><td class=\"ans\">\u72d7 g\u01d2u<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td><\/td><td>She<\/td><td>likes<\/td><td>dogs.<\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n  <div class=\"compare-table-wrap\"><table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr><th><\/th><th>Subject<\/th><th>Verb<\/th><th>Object<\/th><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Question<\/td><td>\u4f60 n\u01d0<\/td><td>\u627e zh\u01ceo<\/td><td class=\"qw\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c01<\/span> sh\u00e9i\uff1f<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td><\/td><td>You<\/td><td>look for<\/td><td>who?<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Answer<\/td><td>\u6211 w\u01d2<\/td><td>\u627e zh\u01ceo<\/td><td class=\"ans\">\u6797<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span> L\u00edn l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td><\/td><td>I<\/td><td>look for<\/td><td>Teacher Lin.<\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Key Point<\/div>\n    <p>To answer a question, just swap the question word for the answer. And since the question word already makes the sentence a question, you don&#8217;t add <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma at the end.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2What_%E2%80%94_%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88_shenme\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">What \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> sh\u00e9nme<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> sh\u00e9nme means &#8220;what&#8221;. It usually comes after the verb, in the object position. Put a noun right after it to ask &#8220;what kind of\u2026&#8221; or &#8220;which\u2026&#8221; \u2014 for example <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc\u66f8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48\u4e66<\/span> sh\u00e9nme sh\u016b (what book).<\/p>\n  <div class=\"struct\"><div class=\"struct-line\">Subject + Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> sh\u00e9nme (+ Object)\uff1f<\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag\">Q<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">What do you want to eat?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag qa-a\">A<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I want to eat hotpot.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag\">Q<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">What book are you reading?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag qa-a\">A<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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\u00ec-B\u014dt\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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\u00ec-B\u014dt\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I am reading Harry Potter.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3Who_%E2%80%94_%E8%AA%B0%E8%B0%81_shei\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Who \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c01<\/span> sh\u00e9i<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c01<\/span> sh\u00e9i means &#8220;who&#8221;. It is a little special because it can sit in two different positions: in the object spot (after the verb), or in the subject spot (at the beginning). Either way, the answer goes in the same place.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"struct\"><div class=\"struct-line\">Subject + Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c01<\/span> sh\u00e9i\uff1f<\/div><div class=\"struct-line\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c01<\/span> sh\u00e9i + Verb (+ Object)\uff1f<\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag\">Q<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Who are you looking for?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag qa-a\">A<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I am looking for Teacher Lin.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag\">Q<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Who is that person?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag qa-a\">A<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">That is my older brother.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag\">Q<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Who wants to drink coffee?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag qa-a\">A<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I want to drink coffee.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Good to Know<\/div>\n    <p>In the dictionary, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c01<\/span> sh\u00e9i has a second pronunciation, shu\u00ed, which you may hear in formal speech or singing in Mainland China. In everyday conversation, sh\u00e9i is by far the most common on both sides of the strait.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4When_%E2%80%94_%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC%E6%99%82%E5%80%99_shenme_shihou%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E6%97%B6%E5%80%99_shenme_shihou\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">When \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6642\u5019 sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019 sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edhou<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>This word literally means <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> (time) \u2014 &#8220;what time&#8221;. Like other time words in Chinese, it goes <strong>before the verb<\/strong>, usually right after the subject \u2014 not at the end of the sentence like &#8220;when&#8221; in an English answer.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"struct\"><div class=\"struct-line\">Subject + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6642\u5019 sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019 sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edhou<\/span> + Verb (+ Object)\uff1f<\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag\">Q<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">When are you coming to Taiwan?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag qa-a\">A<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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>w\u01d4<\/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><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>w\u01d4<\/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><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I am going to Taiwan next May.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag\">Q<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\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<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">When do we start class?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag qa-a\">A<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">9<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/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<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">9<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/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<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">We start class at 9 o&#8217;clock.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <p>\ud83d\udcd5 <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/13\/chinese-sentence-structure\/\">Not sure why the time word isn&#8217;t at the end of the sentence? Read about Chinese sentence structure here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">5<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><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\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><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\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">Don&#8217;t move <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> sh\u00e9nme to the front like English &#8220;what&#8221;. Keep it where the answer goes \u2014 after the verb.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/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\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">A sentence with a question word is already a question, so don&#8217;t add <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma at the end.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6642\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nmesh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/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\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nmesh\u00edhou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6642\u5019 sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019 sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edhou<\/span> is a time word, so it goes before the verb, not at the end of the sentence.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">6<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>How would you say these in Chinese? Tap each card to check your answer.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">01<\/span>What do you want to drink?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"ans-hanzi\"><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\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/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\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">02<\/span>What is this?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"ans-hanzi\"><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\">\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\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">03<\/span>What is your name?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"ans-hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u5b57<\/span><rt>m\u00edngzi<\/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\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u5b57<\/span><rt>m\u00edngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">04<\/span>Who is he?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"ans-hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/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><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">05<\/span>Who is your Chinese teacher?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"ans-hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/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\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/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><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">06<\/span>Who is coming tomorrow?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"ans-hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/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\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">07<\/span>When are you going to China?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"ans-hanzi\"><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\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u570b<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/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\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u56fd<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div 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