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Revision as of 08:08, 4 December 2017

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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。

"Somewhere" with 在哪儿

Examples

  • 这个 人 我 在哪儿 见 过 。Zhège rén wǒ zài nǎr jiàn guo.I met this person somewhere.
  • 这 首 歌 我 在哪儿 听 过 。Zhè shǒu gē wǒ zài nǎr tīng guo.I've heard this song somewhere.

"Someone" with 谁

Examples

  • 你 让 来 帮 我 一下 。Nǐ ràng shéi lái bāng wǒ yīxià.Ask somebody to help me with this.
  • 这 件 事 我 听 说 过 。Zhè jiàn shì wǒ tīng shéi shuō guo.I've heard someone say this before.

"Something" with 什么

Examples

  • 我们 应该 做 点儿 什么Wǒmen yīnggāi zuò diǎnr shénme.We should do something.
  • 老大 ,你 不 说 点儿 什么Lǎodà, nǐ bù shuō diǎnr shénme?Boss, are you going to say something?

"Somehow" with 怎么

Examples

  • 我 的 自行车 不知道 怎么 坏 了 。Wǒ de zìxíngchē bù zhīdào zěnme huài le.My bike was somehow broken.
  • 宝宝 不知道 怎么 哭 了 。Bǎobao bù zhīdào zěnme le.The baby started crying for no reason.


"Sometime" with 什么时候

Examples

  • 什么 时候 我们 见面 谈 吧 。Shénme shíhou wǒmen jiànmiàn tán ba.We should talk about this sometime in the future.
  • 什么 时候 你 来 我 新 家 玩 吧 。Shénme shíhou nǐ lái wǒ xīn jiā wán bā.You should come to my new house to hangout sometime in the future.

See also