what/什么(shén me):
Compare the two sentences:
- 这是什么??
- what’s this?
where/哪儿( nǎ ér):
Compare the two sentences:
Group 1:
- 这是哪儿?
- Where is this?
Group 2:
- 我们应该去哪儿?
- where should we go?
when?/what time?/什么时候?/什么时间?():
Compare the two sentences:
Group 1:
- 我们什么时候出发?
- when do we set off?
Group 2:
- 我们几点出发?
- what time do we set off?
why/for what reason/为什么(wèi shén me):你为什么不去上海呢?
Compare the two sentences:
- 你为什么不去上海呢?
- why don’t you go to Shanghai?
how/怎么样(zěn me yàng):这个蛋糕味道怎么样?