Foreigners often make some strange mistakes in Chinese when they study the most difficult language— —Chinese. We try to analyze typical sentences to correct these errors.
Duì yǐhūn fùnǚ shénme chēnɡhu?
False: 对已婚妇女什么称呼?
Duì yǐhūn fùnǚ zěnme chēnɡhu?
True: 对已婚妇女怎么称呼?
“什么”是指代人或事物的,不能放在动词(“称呼”)之前作状语。这里是询问称呼方式,应当改用“怎么”。
什么 refers to persons or things. It can not premodify verbs(such as 称呼) as an adverbial adjunct. Here is a question of how to address people. Thus the proper word is 怎么.