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*你 让 <em>谁</em> 来 帮 我 一下 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ ràng <em>shéi</em> lái bāng wǒ yīxià.</span><span class="trans">Ask somebody to help me with this.</span> | *你 让 <em>谁</em> 来 帮 我 一下 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ ràng <em>shéi</em> lái bāng wǒ yīxià.</span><span class="trans">Ask somebody to help me with this.</span> | ||
*这 件 事 我 听 <em>谁</em> 说 过 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn shì wǒ tīng <em>shéi</em> shuō guo.</span><span class="trans">I've heard someone say this before.</span> | *这 件 事 我 听 <em>谁</em> 说 过 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn shì wǒ tīng <em>shéi</em> shuō guo.</span><span class="trans">I've heard someone say this before.</span> | ||
| − | *你 找 <em>谁</em> | + | *你 找 <em>谁</em> 带 你 进去 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ zhǎo <em>shéi</em> dài nǐ jìnqù ba.</span><span class="trans">You should find someone to take you inside.</span> |
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The "some" we refer to is the vague, undefined "some" as in "somewhere," "someone," "something," or "sometime." Chinese question words can play this double role.
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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
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- 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
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- 我们 应该 做 点儿 什么 。We should do something.
- 老大 ，你 不 说 点儿 什么 ？Boss, are you going to say something?
- 我 想 喝 点儿 什么 。I want to drink something.
"Sometime" with 什么时候
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- 什么 时候 我们 见面 谈 吧 。We should talk about this sometime in the future.
- 什么 时候 你 来 我 新 家 玩 吧 。You should come to my new house to hangout sometime in the future.
- 我们 什么 时候 去 看看 他 吧 。Let's pay him a visit sometime.
