Meet ten Mandarin question words with pinyin, Chinese audio, and English examples.
Pick the Mandarin Chinese word for how
who
谁
shéi — Ask about a person.
谁在说话？
Who is speaking?
这是谁的包？
Whose bag is this?
这是什么？
What is this?
你要哪个？
Which one do you want?
Why this is good practice
Question words are small, but they do important work. They help you ask where to go, what something costs, why something happened, and who is involved.
The emoji clues give your memory a hook, and the mini challenge checks whether it holds. Say each Mandarin Chinese question word after you tap it, then answer the challenge before moving on.