How to ask questions
语法列表
- HSK 1
- Interrogative pronouns
- Final particles for interrogative sentences
- How to ask about age
- HSK 2
- Interrogative pronouns: 怎么
- yes or no question format: 是不是
- 多+adj
- To give suggestions; or ask for opinions
- 不是……吗？Structure to state a certain information. A rhetorical question format
- HSK 3
- 能……吗？Used as a rhetorical question format.
- Usage of “呢” to ask “where”
- To use interrogative pronoun in declarative sentence.
- item A 还是 item B ? v.s. 或者
HSK 1
1. Interrogative pronouns
Interrogative pronouns
Examples
| What | 什么 |
| Who | 谁 |
| Which | 哪 |
| Where | 哪儿 |
| How to | 怎么 |
| How is it | 怎么样 |
| How many/much （more than 10） | 多少 |
| How many/much （less than <10） | 几 |
| 你吃什么？这是什么？ |
| tooltip你是谁？ |
| 哪个是你的手机？ |
| 你在哪儿？他去哪儿？ |
| 请问怎么去？ |
| 怎么样？ |
这个多少钱？ |
你们几个人？ |
2. Final particles for interrogative sentences
Interrogative pronouns
Instruction
Examples
| 吗 |
| 呢 |
| “ma” is placed at the end of a declarative sentence to change it into a “yes or no” question. |
| (1) noun/pronoun + ne ? How bout + noun/pronoun? (2) person/item + ne ? Where is person/item? |
| 你是王先生吗？ |
| （1）你呢？ （2） |
3. How to ask about age
Interrogative pronouns
Instruction
Examples
| 多大 |
| This question phrase is used to ask about any age range. |
Although it is not polite to ask about people’s age, especially ladies, it is a nice question to show your interests in people’s kids and pets.
| –你的儿子多大？ –他4岁了。 |