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Traditional:
Pinyin shéi IPA [ʂeɪ˧˥] Zhuyin ㄕㄟˊ
HSK 1 pronoun 代词 Book 1 · Lesson 4 freq #142

Meaning

The question pronoun 'who, whom'. It sits in the same position the answer would take: 他是谁? 'Who is he?' A formal reading shuí also exists.

Examples

爱谁谁。 ài shuí shuí Who cares?
她是谁? tā shì shuí Who's she?
你是谁? nǐ shì shuí Who are you?

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