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谁 shuí (= who?), 谁 shéi (= who?)

谁的 shuí de (= whose?; lit.: who, particle-de)
谁的 shéi de (= whose?; lit.: who, particle-de)

谁 shuí ( = whom?; lit.: who)
谁 shéi ( = whom?; lit.: who)

什么 shén-me (= what?)

什么 shén-me (= what kind of?; lit.: what)

什么人 shén-me rén (= what kind of person?; lit.: what, person)

做什么 zuò shén-me (= what for?; lit.: do, what; in order to do, what)
干什么 gàn shén-me (= what for?; lit.: do, what; in order to do, what)

为什么 wèi shén-me (= why?; lit.: because of, what)

Questions with Question-Words

The question-words stand, where the answer would stand, if the sentence was a simple statement.

谁 shuí (= who?), 谁 shéi (= who?)

谁 shuí (= who?) and 谁 shéi (= who?) are equal.

谁	去	中	国	？
shuí	qù	zhōng	guó	_
who	go	middle	country	_
who?	go to, pass away, remove	China		？
Who goes to China?

Listen:

他	们	去	中	国	。
tā	men	qù	zhōng	guó	_
he	pl suffix	go	middle	country	_
they		go to, pass away, remove	China		。
They go to China.

Listen:

他	是	谁	？
tā	shì	shuí	_
he	be	who	_
he, him, other	to be, correct, yes	who?	？
Who is he?

Listen:

他	是	王	（	先	生	）	。
tā	shì	wáng	_	xiān	shēng	_	_
he	be	king	_	first	give birth	_	_
he, him, other	to be, correct, yes	king	（	Mr		）	。
He is Mr Wang.

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