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谁
誰
shéi
1. who
2. also pr. <shuí>
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

谁
shuí
who? whom? whose? anyone?
HSK 1 10 丶

Compound Words (8)

谁知
shéizhī
lit. who knows
爱谁谁
àishéishéi
(coll.) whatever
谁知道
shéizhīdào
God knows...
人谁无过
rénshéiwúguò
Everyone makes mistakes (idiom)
谁人乐队
Shéirényuèduì
The Who (1960s UK rock band)
鹿死谁手
lùsǐshéishǒu
to whom the deer falls (idiom); the one to emerge victor (i.e. to seize the empire)
谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好
shéixiàodàozuìhòu,shéixiàodézuìhǎo
He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好
shéixiàozàizuìhòu,shéixiàodézuìhǎo
He laughs best who laughs last.

Example Sentences (10)

那个正在说话的女孩儿是谁？
Nà gè zhèngzài shuōhuà de nǚháir shì shéi?
Who is that girl who is talking?
Text 2
那个漂亮的新同事是谁？
Nà gè piàoliang de xīn tóngshì shì shéi?
Who is that pretty new colleague?
Text 1
我的照相机被谁拿走了？怎么找不到了？
Wǒ de zhàoxiàngjī bèi shéi ná zǒu le? Zěnme zhǎo bú dào le?
Who took my camera away? Why can't I find it?
Text 1
她是谁？
Tā shì shéi?
Who is she?
Text 1
这是谁？
Zhè shì shéi?
Who is this?
Text 2
王方，昨天和你一起唱歌的人是谁？
Wáng Fāng, zuótiān hé nǐ yìqǐ chànggē de rén shì shéi?
Wang Fang, who sang with you yesterday?
Text 1
您好！您找谁？
Nín hǎo! Nín zhǎo shéi?
Hello! Who are you looking for?
Text 4
椅子上有一本中文书，那是谁的书？
Yǐzi shàng yǒu yì běn zhōngwén shū, nà shì shéi de shū?
There is a Chinese book on the chair. Whose book is that?
Text 2
这是谁的房间？
Zhè shì shéi de fángjiān?
Whose room is this?
Text 3
她是谁？
Tā shì shéi?
Who is she?
Text 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
647
Word Frequency Rank
137 of 84,292