Common Question Patterns

Question 1

nǐ zěnmele？ 你怎么了
nǐnǎli bùshūfu? 你那里不舒服
nǐ jīntiān zěnmeyàng le? 你今天怎么样了
nǐ xūyào kànbìng? 你需要看病
nǐ yīnggāi qùzuò yǐ gè jiǎnchá
你应该去做以个 检查

nǐ de dǔzi téngma? 你的肚子疼吗？
nǐ chihuàile duzi ma？你吃坏了吗？

nǐ shìbúshì gǎnmào ma? 你是不是感冒吗
nǐ yǒu fāshāo ma? 你有发烧吗
nǐ yǒu téng ma? 你有疼吗
nǐ yǒu yǎng ma? 你有痒吗

nǐ duì shénme guòmǐn le? 你对什么过敏了
nǐduì huāshēng guòmǐn ma? 你对花生过敏吗
nǐ duìhuā fēn guòmǐn ma? 你对花分过敏吗
nǐ yǒushénme zhèngzhuāng? 你有什么郑庄
nǐ zai dǎ péntǐ ma? 你在打喷嚏吗
nǐ yǒu liúbítì ma? 你有流鼻涕吗
nǐ yǒu késou ma? 你有咳嗽吗
nǐ de yǎnjīng hǒnghǒng de? 你的眼睛哄红红的

nǐ yǒu bǎoxiǎn ma? 你有保险吗
yàoshi nǐxiǎng shēntǐjiànkāng nǐ yàoduō zuòshénme xià zuò shénme? 要是你想身体健康你要多做什么下做 什么
nǐ zuì hǎo qù kànbìng yàoburán nǐ yuē lai yuē zhōngle. 你最好去看病要不然你约中了
guòmǐn de shíhou … when you have allergies 过敏的时候
wǒduì shénmedōubù guòmǐn.
我对什么都不过敏

你可以给我开药吗？
行，我现在给你开药。

duōhēshuǐ 多喝水
duō xiūxi 多休息

Answer 1

What’s wrong with you?
Where do you feel uncomfortable?
How are you today?
Do you need to see a doctor?
You should go get a check-up.

Does your stomach hurt?
Did you eat bad food?

Do you have a cold?
Do you have a fever?
Do you have pain?
Do you have itching?

What are you allergic to?
Are you allergic to peanuts?
Are you allergic to pollen?
What symptoms do you have?
Are you sneezing?
Do you have a runny nose?
Do you have a cough?
Are your eyes red?

Do you have insurance?
If you want to be healthy, what should you do more, what should you do less?
You’d better go see a doctor, otherwise you will get worse.
When you have allergies …
I am not allergic to anything.

Drink more water
Rest more

Question 2

Ni zenme kan?
Ni dui (place/person) de yinxiang zenmeyang?
Ni dui (place/person) you shenme yinxiang?

Answer 2

What do you think? (Use as a follow up after making a statement, giving an opinion))
What is your impression of (person/place)?
What impression do you have of (person/place)?

Question 3

Ni jintian shi ji dian dao xuexiao de?

Answer 3

What time did you arrive at school today?

Question 4

Qingwen, ni xianzai fangbian ma?
Qingwen, ni xianzai you mei you kong?

Xianzai bu fangbian.
Wo yao kai hui le.
Wo you shir.
Wo you dianhua jin lai.
Wo de shouji kuai mei dian le.
Xin hao buhao, wo ting bu qingchu.
(Wufan/wanfan) zuo hao le.

Answer 4

Is this a convenient time?
Are you available now?

This is not a convenient time.
I have to go to a meeting.
I have matters to attend.
I have another call coming in.
My cell phone battery is dying.
I have bad reception and can’t hear you clearly.
Lunch/dinner is ready.

Question 5

yaoqing 邀请
jujue 拒绝
jieshou 接受
gei fangxian 给方向

Answer 5

invitation
refuse, reject
accept
give directions

Question 6

zenme pin _____? 怎么拼 _____ ？
zenme shuo _____? 怎么说 _____?

Answer 6

How do you spell _________?
How do you say _______?

Question 7

教室问题 jiàoshì wèntí

请再说一次 qǐng zài shuō yícì
请再___一次 qǐng zài ting yícì
我再受一次 wǒ zài shuō yícì
是什么意思？shì shénmeyìsi？
我没听清楚 wǒ méitīng qīngchǔ
qǐng nǐ shuō de jiǎndān yìdiǎn
请你说的简单一点
请说慢一点 qǐngshuō mànyìdiǎn
zhè bùfen nǐmen tīngdǒng lema？
这部分你们听懂了吗？
nǐmen tīngdǒng le ma？
你们听懂了吗？
听懂了 tīngdǒng le
没听懂 méi tīngdǒng
一部分 yíbùfen
大部分 dàbùfen
都听了 dōu tíngle
你怎么拼——— nǐ zěnme pīn———
Zhè bùfen nǐmen tīngdǒng le ma?
这部分你们听懂了吗？
Wǒ dōu tīngdǒng le. 我都听懂了。
Wǒ tīngdǒngle yī bùfen. 我听懂了一部分。
Wǒ tīngdǒngle dà bùfen. 我听懂了大部分。
Qǐng nǐ shuō de jiǎndān yīdiǎn
请你说得简单一点

Answer 7

Classroom questions

Please say it again
Please (let me) listen again
I will say it one more time。
What does it mean?
I didn’t hear clearly。
Please say it more simply。
Please speak more slowly。
Did you understand this part?
Did you understand？
I understand。
I don’t understand。
I understand part of it。
I understand most of it。
I understand all of it。
Did you understand this part?
I understood everything.
I understood part of it.
I understood most of it.
Please speak a little more simply.

Question 8

Duìbuqǐ, néng bù néng qǐng nǐ zàishuō yī cì?
对不起，能不能请你再说一次？
Duìbuqǐ, néng bù néng qǐng nǐ shuō dé màn yīdiǎnr?
对不起，能不能请你说得慢一点儿？
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ méi tīngdǒng. Néng bù néng qǐng nǐ shuō déjiǎndān yīdiǎnr?
对不起，我没听懂。能不能请你说得简单一点儿？
Duìbuqǐ, XXX（the sound of the word you missed）shì shénme yìsi?
对不起，XXX（the sound of the word you missed）是什么意思？
Duìbuqǐ, gāngcái nà jùhuà shì shénme yìsi?
对不起，刚才那句话是什么意思？
Zuìhòu nàge bùfen（or zuìhòu nà jù huà / gāngcái nà jù huà / nǐshuō le sān gè fāngmiàn, dì-èr gè fāngmiàn）, wǒ méi tīng qīngchu, néng bù néng qǐng nǐ zàishuō yī cì?
最后那个部分（or最后那句话 / 刚才那句话 / 你说了三个方面，第二个方面），我没听清楚，能不能请你再说一次？

Answer 8

Sorry, could you please say that again?
Sorry, could you please speak a little more slowly?
Sorry, I didn’t understand. Could you please say it more simply?
Sorry, what does XXXX (the sound of the word you missed) mean?
Sorry, what does that last sentence mean?
The last part (or last sentence / the sentence you just said / you mentioned three aspects, the second one), I didn’t catch it clearly. Could you please say it again?