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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)

“运动很重要”这句话谁都懂。
"Yùn dòng hěn zhòng yào" zhè jù huà shéi dōu dǒng.
Everyone understands the sentence "Exercise is very important".
Text 4
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
您好！您找谁？
Nín hǎo! Nín zhǎo shéi?
Hello! Who are you looking for?
Text 4
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
这是谁？
Zhè shì shéi?
Who is this?
Text 2
大山，你和马可谁个子高？
Dàshān, nǐ hé Mǎkě shéi gèzi gāo?
Dashan, who is taller, you or Marco?
Text 1
那个一边弹钢琴一边唱歌的男孩子是谁？表演得真棒！
Nàgè yībiān tán gāngqín yībiān chànggē de nán háizi shì shéi? Biǎoyǎn de zhēn bàng!
Who is that boy who is playing the piano and singing? The performance is really great!
Text 1
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
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
我今天看见你和一个女的进了咖啡店，她是谁啊？
Wǒ jīntiān kànjiàn nǐ hé yí gè nǚ de jìn le kāfēi diàn, tā shì shéi a?
I saw you and a woman go into a coffee shop today. Who is she?
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Metadata

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