Every question words word on the HSK lists with its pinyin and meaning, the beginner ones in a real sentence. Filter it, flip it into flashcards, or carry it on your Lock Screen with Lock&Learn Chinese.
The question words of Chinese: what, who, where, when, why, how, which, how many and how much, from the HSK vocabulary lists with readings and meanings. Learn these first and you can ask for everything else.
In Lock&Learn Chinese these words sit in their level packs (HSK 1, HSK 3, HSK 5, HSK 6), one per glance on the widget: a word waits in hanzi with its pinyin; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence. HSK 1 is free; every other pack opens with a free preview and another word unlocks daily.
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| Hanzi | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 多少 | duōshao | how many or how much | HSK 1 | 你有多少本书？Nǐ yǒu duōshao běn shū?How many books do you have? |
| 几 | jǐ | how many, several | HSK 1 | 你家有几口人？Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?How many people are in your family? |
| 哪 | nǎ | which | HSK 1 | 你是哪国人？Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?Which country are you from? |
| 什么 | shénme | what | HSK 1 | 你喝什么？Nǐ hē shénme?What do you drink? / What are you drinking? |
| 谁 | shéi/shuí | who | HSK 1 | 那是谁？Nà shì shéi?Who is that? |
| 怎么 | zěnme | how | HSK 1 | 你明天怎么去北京？Nǐ míngtiān zěnme qù Běijīng?How are you going to Beijing tomorrow? |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how about it | HSK 1 | 我们去吃饭，怎么样？Wǒmen qù chī fàn, zěnmeyàng?Let's go eat, how about it? |
| 为什么 | wèishénme | why | HSK 3 | |
| 如何 | rúhé | how or what way | HSK 5 | |
| 啥 | shá, shà | what | HSK 6 | |
| 咋 | zǎ | how to do something | HSK 6 |
Word list: the six-level HSK syllabus (HSK 2.0). Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
The table lists the 11 interrogatives on the HSK vocabulary lists with their readings and meanings, each beginner-level one with a real sentence that shows where it sits in the question.
7 from HSK 1, 1 from HSK 3, 1 from HSK 5, 2 from HSK 6. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, pinyin and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
Install Lock&Learn Chinese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Chinese. Enable the level packs these words come from (HSK 1, HSK 3, HSK 5 and more). A word waits in hanzi with its pinyin; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence.
Yes. The app is free on iOS: HSK 1 is free, every other pack opens with a free preview, and another word unlocks daily. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase.