Main Chinese Question Words 中文主要疑问词 If you want to create a question, you can just add 吗 (ma) at the end of any given sentence. It creates a yes/no question. More question words: 谁 (shéi) who 什么 (shén me) what 哪里 (nǎ lǐ) where 哪个 (nǎ ge) which 什么时候 (shén me shí hou) when 为什么 (wèi shén me) why 怎么 (zěn me) how 多少 (duō shǎo) how many 几 (jǐ) how many (any number under ten) 她是小云。(tā shì xiǎo yún.) She is Xiao Yun. 她是谁？(tā shì shéi?) Who is she? 谁去？(shéi qù?) means "who is going?" 这是什么？ (zhè shì shén me?) What is this? 你喜欢吃什么？(nǐ xǐ huān chī shén me?) What do you like to eat? 你开什么车？(nǐ kāi shén me chē?) What car do you drive? 你在哪儿？(nǐ zài nǎ er?) / 你在哪里？ (nǐ zài nǎ lǐ?) Where are you? 你要哪个？(nǐ yào nǎ ge?) Which do you want? 你什么时候回家？(nǐ shén me shí hòu huí jiā?) When are you coming home? 你为什么吸烟？(nǐ wèi shén me xī yān?) Why do you smoke? 你怎么不去上课？(nǐ zěn me bù qù shàng kè?) How can you not go to class? 这个房间有多少人？(Zhè ge fáng jiān yǒu duō shǎo rén?) How many people are there in this room? 现在几点? (xiàn zài jǐ diǎn?) What time is it now?