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谁

shéi · shei

Traditional 誰

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. who
  2. also pr. [shuí]
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In a conversation

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Who took my pen?

  1. Liangliang

    谁(shéi)拿(ná)了(le)我的(wǒde)笔(bǐ)？

    Who took my pen?

  2. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)是(shì)谁(shéi)。

    Not me, I don't know who it was.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)谁(shéi)？这里(zhèlǐ)只有(zhǐyǒu)我们(wǒmen)两个(liǎnggè)人(rén)。

    Then who? There are only two of us here.

  4. Dengdeng

    会不会(huìbùhuì)是(shì)你(nǐ)自己(zìjǐ)拿(ná)的(de)？

    Could it have been you yourself?

  5. Liangliang

    不会(bùhuì)……啊(a)，笔(bǐ)在(zài)我(wǒ)耳朵(ěrduo)后面(hòumian)。

    No way... ah, the pen is behind my ear.

  6. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，是(shì)谁(shéi)拿(ná)的(de)？

    See, who took it?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

昨(zuó)天(tiān)是(shì)谁(shéi)把(bǎ)窗(chuāng)子(zi)打(dǎ)破(pò)的(de)？

Who was it that broke the window yesterday?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

谁(shéi)也(yě)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)他(tā)为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)突(tū)然(rán)离(lí)开(kāi)了(le)。

No one knows why he suddenly left.

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