Question word

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Also known as: 疑问代词 (yíwèn dàicí), question pronoun, interrogative pronoun.

A question word refers to a special kind of pronoun used to ask questions. These would include 什么 (shénme), 什么时候 (shénme shíhou), (shéi), 哪儿 (nǎr) / 哪里 (nǎlǐ), 哪个 (nǎge), 为什么 (wèishénme), 怎么 (zěnme).

Beginners should refer to placement of question words.