Lesson 18: Flexible uses of interrogative pronouns (2): specific reference (two corresponding interrogative pronouns)

Explanation

Structure

1. 1

   谁 …… 谁 / 什么 …… 什么 / 怎么 …… 怎么 / 哪儿 …… 哪儿 / 什么时候 …… 什么时候 (có thể dùng 就 nối)

   Two identical interrogative pronouns correspond, one before and one after, both referring to the same person/thing/manner; the first refers to anything, the second refers specifically to what the first pointed to.

   • 哪儿好玩就去哪儿。

     Nǎr hǎowánr jiù qù nǎr.

     Wherever is fun, go there.

   • 怎么好就怎么办。

     Zěnme hǎo jiù zěnme bàn.

     Do whatever way is best.

   • 什么好吃就吃什么。

     Shénme hǎochī jiù chī shénme.

     Eat whatever is delicious.

   • 谁说得好我就跟谁学。

     Shéi shuō de hǎo wǒ jiù gēn shéi xué.

     I'll learn from whoever speaks well.

   • 你什么时候想来就什么时候来吧。

     Nǐ shénme shíhou xiǎng lái jiù shénme shíhou lái ba.

     Come whenever you want to come.

2. 2

   đại từ nghi vấn A …… đại từ nghi vấn A (chỉ người/vật khác nhau)

   The two interrogative pronouns can also refer to different people or things.

   • 我们好长时间没见面了，一见面谁也不认识谁。

     Wǒmen hǎo cháng shíjiān méi jiànmiàn le, yí jiànmiàn shéi yě bú rènshi shéi.

     We haven't seen each other for ages, and when we met, nobody recognized anybody.

   • 这些车哪辆跟哪辆都不一样。

     Zhèxiē chē nǎ liàng gēn nǎ liàng dōu bù yíyàng.

     These cars are all different from one another.