3 Ways to Form a Question in Chinese
1. Use question words to replace the unknown information in a statement.
Question words:
什么，怎么，几/多少，哪里/哪儿，哪个，谁，谁的
example:
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你在哪儿？
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这是谁的房间？
2. Statement + 吗？ Noun+呢？
examples: examples:
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星期六好吗？ 你呢？ How about you?
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你是老师吗？ 我妈妈呢？How about my mom? (where is)
3. （Repeat Frame）※不※， ※没※
Examples:
是不是， 喜欢不喜欢，会不会，想不想，要不要
有没有，好没好
How to use Possessive Particle "的de"
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my dad
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your school
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my older brother's teacher
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his little sister
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her home
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its head
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whose house 谁的房子
Frame: Number+measuring word+noun
measuring words we have learned:
个，本，只，条，块/元
examples:
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两个书包
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三本书
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四条鱼
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五只猫
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一个中国人和三个美国人
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两个姐姐和一个弟弟
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一百块钱
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十元钱 (钱 is optional here. When used after a number,
元 almost always functions as a measuring word for money)
是&不是
是=am/is/are/was/were
Something 是 Noun.
是不是？
Repeat Star Frame to form a question.
reminder for 是
是 doesn't connect an adjective, use ”很“，“还”，“挺” before the adjectives instead.
它很可爱。It is very cute.
我很好。(I am very good.)
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我挺好。(I am pretty good.)
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我还好。(I am ok.)
不（bù/bú）
The word “bù” (不) means 'no' or 'not', and is used to create a negative form of a verb in a sentence.
“bù” changes its pronunciation in some cases.
When “bù” comes into contact with a character pronounced using the fourth tone, it changes its tone to the second tone.
This occurs whether the following character is a verb or adjective.
For example:
• 不错 (bù + cuò = bú cuò)
• 不太 (bù + tài = bú tài)
• 不去 (bù + qù = bú qù)
• 不对 (bù + duì = bú duì)
For other characters, “bù” retains its fourth tone pronunciation. Common phrases such as
• 不忙 (bù + máng = bù máng)
• 不好 (bù + hǎo = bù hǎo )