Question Words in Mandarin

Being able to ask questions in Mandarin is a key part of learning the language. The list below gives you an overview over the most important Mandarin question words and phrases so you can jump-start that part of your language learning. For even more words and examples, take a look at our learning resources for Mandarin at the end of the page.

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Basic Mandarin Question Words
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Basic Mandarin Question Words

English	Mandarin
who in Mandarin	谁 (shéi)
where in Mandarin	哪里 (nǎ lǐ)
what in Mandarin	什么 (shén me)
why in Mandarin	为什么 (wèi shén me)
how in Mandarin	怎样 (zěn yàng)
which in Mandarin	哪一个 (nǎ yī ge)
when in Mandarin	什么时候 (shén me shí hou)

English	Mandarin
how many? in Mandarin	几个 (jǐ ge)
How much is this? in Mandarin	这个多少钱？ (zhè ge duō shǎo qián?)
Where is the toilet? in Mandarin	洗手间在哪里？ (xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎ lǐ?)
What's your name? in Mandarin	你叫什么名字？ (nǐ jiào shén me míng zi?)
Do you love me? in Mandarin	你爱我吗？ (nǐ ài wǒ ma?)
How are you? in Mandarin	你好吗？ (nǐ hǎo ma?)
Can you help me? in Mandarin	你能帮我吗？ (nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma?)

Mandarin Vocabulary Books

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This vocabulary book is a curated Mandarin word frequency list with 2000 of the most common Mandarin words and phrases. Following the Pareto principle (80/20 rule), this book is built to streamline the learning process by concentrating on the core words and sentence structures. The result is a unique book ideal for driven learners and language hackers.

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Mandarin Vocabulary Book

This Mandarin vocabulary book contains more than 3000 words and phrases and is organized by topic to make it easier for you to pick what to learn first. It is well suited for learners of all levels who are looking for an extensive resource to improve their vocabulary or are interested in learning vocabularies in one particular area of interest.

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Mandarin Flashcards

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On our partner platform Flashcardo you can find Mandarin flashcards to practice online for free ordered by topics and frequency of use, similar to our two vocabulary books above.

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Printable Mandarin Flashcards

With this downloadable product you get all Mandarin flashcards available on Flashcardo.com in various formats for you to use. In detail you get 1 EPUB ebook, 2 PDF vocabulary lists and 8 printable flashcard PDFs.

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Question Words in Mandarin

Basic Mandarin Question Words

Other Mandarin Question Words

Mandarin Vocabulary Books

Learn Mandarin - Quick / Easy / Efficient

Mandarin Vocabulary Book

Mandarin Flashcards

Mandarin Flashcards Online

Printable Mandarin Flashcards

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