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[somewhere](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Somewhere), [someone](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Someone), [something](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Something), [somehow](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Somehow), [sometime](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Sometime)
The "some" we refer to is the vague, undefined "some," as in "somewhere," "someone," "something," or "sometime." Chinese [question words](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Question_word) can play this double role.
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- [1 "Somewhere" with 哪儿](#.22Somewhere.22_with_.E5.93.AA.E5.84.BF "wikilink") - [1.1 Examples](#Examples "wikilink") - [2 "Someone" with 谁](#.22Someone.22_with_.E8.B0.81 "wikilink") - [2.1 Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink") - [3 "Something" with 什么](#.22Something.22_with_.E4.BB.80.E4.B9.88 "wikilink") - [3.1 Examples](#Examples_3 "wikilink") - [4 "Sometime" with 什么时候](#.22Sometime.22_with_.E4.BB.80.E4.B9.88.E6.97.B6.E5.80.99 "wikilink") - [4.1 Examples](#Examples_4 "wikilink") - [5 See also](#See_also "wikilink") - [6 Sources and further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink") - [6.1 Books](#Books "wikilink")
"Somewhere" with 哪儿 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Examples
- 这个 人 我 在 *哪儿* 见 过 。Zhège rén wǒ zài *nǎr* jiàn guo.I met this person somewhere. - 这 首 歌 我 在 *哪儿* 听 过 。Zhè shǒu gē wǒ zài *nǎr* tīng guo.I've heard this song somewhere. - 这 篇 文章 我们 在 *哪儿* 看 过 。Zhè piān wénzhāng wǒmen zài *nǎr* kàn guo.I've read this article somewhere.
"Someone" with 谁 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### Examples
- 你 让 *谁* 来 帮 我 一下 。Nǐ ràng *shéi* lái bāng wǒ yīxià.Ask somebody to help me with this. - 这 件 事 我 听 *谁* 说 过 。Zhè jiàn shì wǒ tīng *shéi* shuō guo.I've heard someone say this before. - 你 找 *谁* 带 你 进去 吧 。Nǐ zhǎo *shéi* dài nǐ jìnqù ba.You should find someone to take you inside.
"Something" with 什么 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Examples
- 我们 应该 做 点儿 *什么* 。Wǒmen yīnggāi zuò diǎnr *shénme*.We should do something. - 老大 ，你 不 说 点儿 *什么* ？Lǎodà, nǐ bù shuō diǎnr *shénme*?Boss, aren't you going to say something? - 我 想 喝 点儿 *什么* 。Wǒ xiǎng hē diǎnr *shénme*.I want to drink something.
"Sometime" with 什么时候 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Examples
- *什么 时候* 我们 见面 谈 吧 。*Shénme shíhou* wǒmen jiànmiàn tán ba.Let's meet and talk about this sometime. - *什么 时候* 来 我 新 家 玩 吧 。*Shénme shíhou* lái wǒ xīn jiā wán ba.You should come to my new house to hangout sometime. - 我们 *什么 时候* 去 看看 他 吧 。Wǒmen *shénme shíhou* qù kànkan tā ba.Let's pay him a visit sometime.
See also ------------------------------------------------------- - [Expressing "every" with question words](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22every%22_with_question_words) - [Advanced yes-no questions with "ma"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_yes-no_questions_with_%22ma%22) Sources and further reading --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Books
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