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== "Somewhere" with 哪儿 == | == "Somewhere" with 哪儿 == | ||
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Chinese question words can play a double role. As we know, they are used in questions, but they can also mean "some." The "some" we refer to is the vague, undefined "some," as in "somewhere," "someone," "something," or "sometime."
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"Somewhere" with 哪儿
Examples:
- 这个 人 我 在 哪儿 见 过 。I met this person somewhere.
- 这 首 歌 我 在 哪儿 听 过 。I've heard this song somewhere.
- 这 篇 文章 我们 在 哪儿 看 过 。I've read this article somewhere.
"Someone" with 谁
Examples:
- 你 让 谁 来 帮 我 一下 。Ask somebody to help me with this.
- 这 件 事 我 听 谁 说 过 。I've heard someone say this before.
- 你 找 谁 带 你 进去 吧 。You should find someone to take you inside.
"Something" with 什么
Examples:
- 我们 应该 做 点儿 什么 。We should do something.
- 老大 ，你 不 说 点儿 什么 ？Boss, aren't you going to say something?
- 我 想 喝 点儿 什么 。I want to drink something.
"Sometime" with 什么时候
Examples:
- 什么 时候 我们 见面 谈 吧 。Let's meet and talk about this sometime.
- 什么 时候 来 我 新 家 玩 吧 。You should come to my new house to hangout sometime.
- 我们 什么 时候 去 看看 他 吧 。Let's pay him a visit sometime.
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