\tHow does one ask questions in Chinese? This article will tell you how questions are formed and where the questions words are supposed to go. After all, one of the best ways to learn is to ask questions!<\/p>\n
\tStructure<\/strong><\/p>\n \tQuestion words are one way to form questions in Chinese. In English, question words are also known as wh-words, as the majority of them begin with wh: \t<\/p>\n \tIn English, question words have to be placed at the beginning of the sentence. This involves changing the word order to allow this rearrangement. In Chinese, using question words is a lot simpler. You simply place a question word in the place of the thing you want to ask about. Nothing needs to be rearranged.<\/p>\n \tSo if the statement is<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n \tthe question form – "who are you?" – has the same word order:<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n \tThis works for whatever it is you want to ask about. The question form has the same word order as the statement form.<\/p>\n \tAn example for asking and telling what:<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n \tAn example for asking and telling where:<\/strong>
\t\u6211 \u662f \u5c0f\u674e\u3002<\/div>\n
\t\u4f60 \u662f \u8c01\uff1f<\/div>\n
\t\u8fd9 \u662f \u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f[\/ cn]<\/p>\n
\t[cn]N\u01d0 zài n\u01ce ér \uff1f
\t\u4f60 \u5728 \u54ea\u513f\uff1f<\/p>\n