谁
Character Breakdown
谁 = 讠 + 隹
Words about which bird — who is speaking?
Radical: 讠 (no. 149)Strokes: 10Traditional: 誰
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- who
- also pr. [shui2]
Example Sentences
他是谁?
Tā shì shéi
Who is he?
Words Containing 谁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 谁知 | shéi zhī | lit. who knows | |
| 阿谁 | ā shuí | who | |
| 爱谁谁 | ài shéi shéi | (coll.) whatever | |
| 谁知道 | shéi zhī dào | God knows... | |
| 人谁无过 | rén shéi wú guò | Everyone makes mistakes (idiom) | |
| 谁人乐队 | Shéi rén yuè duì | The Who (1960s UK rock band) | |
| 鹿死谁手 | lù sǐ shéi shǒu | to whom the deer falls (idiom); the one to emerge victor (i.e. to seize the empire) | |
| 谁笑到最后,谁笑得最好 | shéi xiào dào zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo | He laughs best who laughs last. | |
| 谁笑在最后,谁笑得最好 | shéi xiào zài zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo | He laughs best who laughs last. |
Related Words
三岔口(Sān chà kǒu)— At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]
→三废(sān fèi)— three types of waste product, namely: waste water 廢水|废水[fei4 shui3], exhaust gas 廢氣|废气[fei4 qi4], industrial slag 廢渣|废渣[fei4 zha1]
→三点水(sān diǎn shuǐ)— name of "water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)
→上水(Shàng shuǐ)— Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong)
→Grammar Notes
Questions with 吗HSK 1
Statement + 吗?
Possessive 的HSK 1
Possessor + 的 + Noun
Basic Measure Words (个, 本, 杯)HSK 1
Number / 这 / 那 + Measure Word + Noun
Question Word Questions (什么, 谁, 哪)HSK 1
Same as statement, but replace the unknown element with a question word
This/That with 这/那HSK 1
这/那 + Measure Word + Noun
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HSK & Exam Info
HSK 2.0: Level 2HSK 3.0: Level 1
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