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    [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%93%AA%E5%84%BF 哪儿]
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    [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Somewhere somewhere], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Someone someone], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Something something], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Somehow somehow], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Sometime sometime]
The "some" we refer to is the vague, undefined "some," as in "somewhere," "someone," "something," or "sometime." Chinese [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Question_word question words] can play this double role.
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* [[#.22Somewhere.22_with_.E5.93.AA.E5.84.BF|1 "Somewhere" with 哪儿]] ** [[#Examples|1.1 Examples]] * [[#.22Someone.22_with_.E8.B0.81|2 "Someone" with 谁]] ** [[#Examples_2|2.1 Examples]] * [[#.22Something.22_with_.E4.BB.80.E4.B9.88|3 "Something" with 什么]] ** [[#Examples_3|3.1 Examples]] * [[#.22Sometime.22_with_.E4.BB.80.E4.B9.88.E6.97.B6.E5.80.99|4 "Sometime" with 什么时候]] ** [[#Examples_4|4.1 Examples]] * [[#See_also|5 See also]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|6 Sources and further reading]] ** [[#Books|6.1 Books]]
== "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 == * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22every%22_with_question_words Expressing "every" with question words] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_yes-no_questions_with_%22ma%22 Advanced yes-no questions with "ma"] == Sources and further reading == === Books ===
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