Expressing "some" with question words
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当不知道、说不出来或不便明说某事、某人、处所、时间、方式等信息时,可以用疑问代词“什么、谁”或疑问副词“在哪儿、什么时候、怎么”来虚指。
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"Somewhere" with 在哪儿
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- 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.
"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.
"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?
"Somehow" with 怎么
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- 我 的 自行车 不知道 怎么 坏 了 。My bike was somehow broken.
- 宝宝 不知道 怎么 哭 了 。The baby started crying for no reason.
"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.