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他是谁

Tā shì shéi
Who Is He? · 61 words · ~1 min
kàn这个zhègerénshìshéi
Look, who is this person?
shìde朋友péngyoushì汉语Hànyǔ老师lǎoshī
He is my friend, and he is a Chinese teacher.
zài学校xuéxiào工作gōngzuòde学生xuéshenghěnduō
He works at a school and has many students.
yǒu女儿nǚ'ér女儿nǚ'érsuì
He has a daughter, and she is five years old.
de女儿nǚ'érhěnxiǎohěnàikànshū电视diànshì
His daughter is little — she loves books and TV.
他们tāmendōushìdehǎo朋友péngyou
They are both my good friends.
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Key words 生词

shéiwho
朋友péngyoufriend
老师lǎoshīteacher
学校xuéxiàoschool
工作gōngzuòto work
女儿nǚ'érdaughter

Grammar note 语法点

…是谁?

To ask who someone is, put 谁 (who) right where the answer would be — the word order does not change.

这个人是谁? — Who is this person?
的 for possession

的 links a person to what belongs to them, including family and friends.

他是我的朋友。 — He is my friend.
都 (all / both)

都 goes before the verb to say the whole group does or is something.

他们都是我的好朋友。 — They are both my good friends.

Check yourself 小测验

1. What is the friend's job?
2. How old is his daughter?
3. What does the daughter love?