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<h1>Expressing "some" with question words
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<p>The "some" we refer to is the vague, undefined "some," as in "somewhere," "someone," "something," or "sometime." Chinese question words can play this double role.</p>

<h2>Contents</h2>

  
<div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 "Somewhere" with 哪儿 </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.1 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 "Someone" with 谁 </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.1 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 "Something" with 什么 </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3.1 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 "Sometime" with 什么时候 </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">5 See also </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">6 Sources and further reading </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">6.1 Books</span></li>
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<h2>"Somewhere" with 哪儿</h2>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这个 人 我 在 哪儿 见 过 。
Zhège rén wǒ zài nǎr jiàn guo.
I met this person somewhere. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这 首 歌 我 在 哪儿 听 过 。
Zhè shǒu gē wǒ zài nǎr tīng guo.
I've heard this song somewhere. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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.</span><br/></li>
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<h2>"Someone" with 谁</h2>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 让 谁 来 帮 我 一下 。
Nǐ ràng shéi lái bāng wǒ yīxià.
Ask somebody to help me with this. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这 件 事 我 听 谁 说 过 。
Zhè jiàn shì wǒ tīng shéi shuō guo.
I've heard someone say this before. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 找 谁 带 你 进去 吧 。
Nǐ zhǎo shéi dài nǐ jìnqù ba.
You should find someone to take you inside.</span><br/></li>
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<h2>"Something" with 什么
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<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我们 应该 做 点儿 什么 。
Wǒmen yīnggāi zuò diǎnr shénme.
We should do something. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">老大 ，你 不 说 点儿 什么 ？
Lǎodà, nǐ bù shuō diǎnr shénme?
Boss, aren't you going to say something? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 想 喝 点儿 什么 。
Wǒ xiǎng hē diǎnr shénme.
I want to drink something.</span><br/></li>
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<h2>"Sometime" with 什么时候</h2>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">什么 时候 我们 见面 谈 吧 。
Shénme shíhou wǒmen jiànmiàn tán ba.
Let's meet and talk about this sometime. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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.</span><br/></li>
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<h3>See also</h3>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Expressing "every" with question words </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Advanced yes-no questions with "ma"</span><br/></li>
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<h3>Sources and further reading</h3>

<h4>Books</h4>
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