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The Chinese word yiwenci - 疑问词 - yíwèncí
(interrogative in Chinese)



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Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)

yíwèncí

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interrogative

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Chinese characters  ( yiwenci / yíwèncí ) with pronunciation (English translation: interrogative )

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疑问词 ( yiwenci / yíwèncí ) is composed of these characters: 疑 (yi) , 问 (wen) , 词 (ci)
疑问词 ( yiwenci / yíwèncí ) in traditional characters
疑問詞
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 疑问词 ( yiwenci / yíwèncí ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

“Shei” shi yi ge yiwenci.
“Shéi” shì yī ge yíwèncí.
 – English translation: “Who” is a question word.

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