{"id":3014,"date":"2019-10-29T20:12:18","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T20:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-grammar\/asking-mandarin-questions\/"},"modified":"2019-10-29T20:12:18","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T20:12:18","slug":"asking-mandarin-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/asking-mandarin-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Asking Mandarin Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>There are several ways to form questions in Mandarin Chinese. For simple yes\/no questions, either the ma question particle or the positive\/negative sentence form can be used.<\/p>\n<p>  If you wish to ask the &ldquo;wh&rdquo; questions (why, wher, when, which, who, how), you can use question adverbs.<br \/>  Why &ndash; W&egrave;ish&eacute;nme<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W&egrave;ish&eacute;nme n\u01d0 j\u012bnti\u0101n ch&iacute;d&agrave;o?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Why are you late today?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (trad) \u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc\u4f60\u4eca\u5929\u9072\u5230?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (simp) \u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48\u4f60\u4eca\u5929\u8fdf\u5230?<\/p>\n<p>  wher &ndash;N&aacute;l\u01d0 or N\u01cer<\/p>\n<p>  N&aacute;l\u01d0 and n\u01cer have the same meaning. N&aacute;l\u01d0 is commo<em><\/em>nly used in Southern China and Taiwan, while n\u01cer is heard in northern China, including Beijing. <\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; N\u01d0 zu&oacute;w\u01cen q&ugrave; n\u01celi?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; wher did you go last night?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4f60\u6628\u665a\u53bb\u54ea\u88e1? <\/p>\n<p>  When &ndash; Sh&eacute;nme Sh&iacute;h&ograve;u<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L\u01d0 xi\u01ceojie sh&eacute;nme sh&iacute;hou hu&igrave; d&agrave;o?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When will Miss Li arrive?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (trad) \u674e\u5c0f\u59d0\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6642\u5019\u6703\u5230?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (simp) \u674e\u5c0f\u59d0\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019\u4f1a\u5230? <\/p>\n<p>  Which &ndash; N\u01ce<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; N\u01ce y\u012bge p&iacute; b\u0101o b\u01d0ji&agrave;o h\u01ceok&agrave;n?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Which purse looks better?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (trad) \u54ea\u4e00\u500b\u76ae\u5305\u6bd4\u8f03\u597d\u770b?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (simp) \u54ea\u4e00\u4e2a\u76ae\u5305\u6bd4\u8f83\u597d\u770b? <\/p>\n<p>  Who &ndash; Sh&eacute;i<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; T\u0101 sh&igrave; shu&iacute;?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Who is he?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (trad) \u4ed6\u662f\u8ab0?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (simp) \u4ed6\u662f\u8c01? <\/p>\n<p>  How &ndash; Z\u011bnme<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Zh&egrave;g&egrave; z&igrave; z\u011bnme ni&agrave;n?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How do you pro<em><\/em>nounce this character?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (trad) \u9019\u500b\u5b57\u600e\u9ebc\u5538?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (simp) \u8fd9\u4e2a\u5b57\u600e\u4e48\u5ff5? <\/p>\n<p>  How Many &ndash; Du\u014dsh\u01ceo or J\u01d0<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Zh&egrave; ji&agrave;n y&aacute;ng zhu\u0101ng du\u014dsh\u01ceo qi&aacute;n?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How much is this dress?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (trad) \u9019\u4ef6\u6d0b\u88dd\u591a\u5c11\u9322?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (simp) \u8fd9\u4ef6\u6d0b\u88c5\u591a\u5c11\u94b1?<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Y\u01d2u j\u01d0ge r&eacute;n hu&igrave; l&aacute;i?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How many people will come?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (trad) \u6709\u5e7e\u500b\u4eba\u6703\u4f86?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (simp) \u6709\u51e0\u4e2a\u4eba\u4f1a\u6765? <br type=\"_moz\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-1730236652\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are several ways to form questions in Mandarin Chinese. 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