Question Words and A-not-A
Ask information questions and compact yes-or-no questions without adding 吗.
Goal
Learners can place question words in answer slots and form A-not-A questions.
Make three new sentences with this module’s grammar pattern and support words.
Focus
Useful examples
你想喝什么？
Nǐ xiǎng hē shénme?
What do you want to drink?
你有没有时间？
Nǐ yǒu méi yǒu shíjiān?
Do you have time?
A-not-A Questions
Make compact yes-or-no questions like 好不好 and 去不去 without 吗.
Practice sentences
他是队长，他说什么就是什么。
He’s the captain; what he says goes.
Use the same question word as in the second half.
谁是你的朋友？
Who is your friend?
The missing answer is a person.
你家在哪里？
Where is your home?
Use this word to ask where.
这个多少钱？
How much is this?
Use this word to ask how much or how many.
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Module word list
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Dictionary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where? |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 多少 | duō shao | how much? |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is it or not |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 有没有 | yǒu méi yǒu | (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...? |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 好不好 | hǎo bu hǎo | (coll.) all right? |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
HSK 2.0 2
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |