Word 1
what
- Primary Chinese
- 什么
- Primary Pinyin
- shén me
- Short Definition
- A question token for an unknown thing, action, or item of information.
Lesson 7 of 10
Lesson 7: Questions and Locations
A focused beginner lesson in the Common 100 Words launch course.
Lesson Introduction
This lesson introduces 10 Chinglish words from Common 100 Words. Review the summaries below, then start the interactive study flow.
Words In This Lesson
Word 2
where
- Primary Chinese
- 哪里
- Primary Pinyin
- nǎ lǐ
- Short Definition
- A question token for an unknown place or destination.
Word 3
when
- Primary Chinese
- 什么时候
- Primary Pinyin
- shén me shí hou
- Short Definition
- A question token for an unknown time or occasion.
Word 4
why
- Primary Chinese
- 为什么
- Primary Pinyin
- wèi shén me
- Short Definition
- A question token asking for the reason behind a state or action.
Word 5
how
- Primary Chinese
- 怎么
- Primary Pinyin
- zěn me
- Short Definition
- A question token asking about manner, method, or means.
Word 6
no
- Primary Chinese
- 不
- Primary Pinyin
- bù
- Short Definition
- A canonical token for negation or a contextual yes-no question particle.
Word 7
again
- Primary Chinese
- 再
- Primary Pinyin
- zài
- Short Definition
- A frequency expression signaling another occurrence or repetition.
Word 8
always
- Primary Chinese
- 总是
- Primary Pinyin
- zǒng shì
- Short Definition
- A frequency expression marking a consistent or habitual occurrence.
Word 9
often
- Primary Chinese
- 经常
- Primary Pinyin
- jīng cháng
- Short Definition
- A frequency expression marking repeated occurrence on many occasions.
Word 10
sometimes
- Primary Chinese
- 有时候
- Primary Pinyin
- yǒu shí hou
- Short Definition
- A frequency expression marking occasional rather than constant occurrence.