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shéi
HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Pronoun Very common

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Definitions

  1. 1. who
  2. 2. also pr. [shuí]

Character focus

Stroke order

10 strokes

Usage notes

Common mistakes

注意‘谁’在句首做主语时常用于特指疑问句,不可与‘哪’混淆:‘谁去’意为Who will go,而非Which person。

Formality

‘谁’是中性词,口语书面语通用。其异读音‘shuí’较正式,‘shéi’更口语化。

Example Sentences

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你是 呀?
Who are you?
请问, 在门外?
Excuse me, who is outside the door?
我们通过抽签决定 先开始。
We decide who goes first by drawing lots.
我认不出他是
I can't recognize who he is.
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5214214)

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