Word: 谁 (shéi, shuí)

一根桩上拴两头牯牛,谁也不让谁

yìgēn zhuāng shang shuān liǎngtóu gǔniú,shéi yě búràng shéi

two bulls tied to one post: neither gives way to the other

万一出了差错，谁来负责？

Wànyī chūle chācuò, shéi lái fùzé?

If something goes wrong, who will take responsibility?

万有引力是谁发现的？

Wànyǒuyǐnlì shì shéi fāxiàn de?

Who discovered universal gravitation?

三间屋子两头住,谁也瞒不了谁

sān jiān wūzi liǎngtóu zhù,shéi yě mán bù liǎo shéi

three rooms with people living at the two ends: neither can hide anything from the other

下一个是谁？

Xià yí gè shì shéi?

Who is next?

不是他们的话，那么又会是谁？

Bú shì tāmen dehuà, nàme yòu huì shì shéi?

If it wasn't them, then who else could it be?

不知道是谁发明的呢？

Bù zhīdào shì shéi fāmíng de ne?

I wonder who invented it.

不管是谁总比没人好。

Bùguǎn shì shéi zǒng bǐ méi rén hǎo.

Anybody would be better than nobody.

不管谁说，这个不对。

Bùguǎn shéi shuō, zhège bú duì.

Whoever said so, it is false.

不管谁阻挠，我都要完成这件事。

Bùguǎn shéi zǔnáo, wǒ dōu yào wánchéng zhè jiàn shì.

No matter who tries to thwart me, I will get this done.

书架上那个奖杯是谁的？

Shūjià shàng nàge jiǎngbēi shì shéi de?

Whose is that trophy on the bookshelf?

书架上那本画册是谁的？

Shūjià shàng nà běn huàcè shì shéi de?

Whose is that picture album on the bookshelf?

书页上的记号是谁画的？

Shūyè shàng de jìhao shì shéi huà de?

Who drew the marks on this page of the book?

人非圣贤，谁能无过

rénfēishèngxián, shuí néng wúguò

people are not sages; who can be without faults

人非草木，谁能无情

rénfēicǎomù, shuí néng wúqíng

people are not grass or trees; who can be without feeling

今天谁值班？

Jīntiān shéi zhíbān?

Who's on duty today?

他不知道谁捅了他。

Tā bù zhīdào shéi tǒngle tā.

He doesn't know who stabbed him.

他们在讨论谁？

Tāmen zài tǎolùn shéi?

Who were they talking about?

他决心已定，谁劝也不会动摇。

Tā juéxīn yǐ dìng, shéi quàn yě búhuì dòngyáo.

His mind is made up, and no one's advice will make him waver.

他性格随和，跟谁都聊得来。

Tā xìnggé suíhé, gēn shéi dōu liáo delái.

He's easygoing and gets along with everyone.

他知道他们是谁。

Tā zhīdào tāmen shì shéi.

He knows who they are.

他离职后，谁会取而代之呢？

Tā lízhí hòu, shéi huì qǔ'érdàizhī ne?

After he leaves, who will take his place?

他脾气很拧，谁劝都不听。

Tā píqi hěn nǐng, shéi quàn dōu bù tīng.

He is so stubborn that he won't listen to anyone's advice.

他要走，谁也阻拦不了。

Tā yào zǒu, shéi yě zǔlán bù liǎo.

He is determined to leave, and nobody can stop him.

他问我那幅画是谁画的。

Tā wèn wǒ nà fú huà shì shéi huà de.

He asked me who had painted the picture.

你一般和谁去看电影？

Nǐ yìbān hé shéi qù kàn diànyǐng?

Who do you usually go to the movies with?

你为谁工作？

Nǐ wèi shéi gōngzuò?

Who do you work for?

你们觉得谁会赢金牌？

Nǐmen juéde shéi huì yíng jīnpái?

Who do you think will win the gold medal?

你到底是谁？

Nǐ dàodǐ shì shéi?

Who are you, anyway?

你和谁一起去那？

Nǐ hé shéi yìqǐ qù nà?

Who are you going with?

你和谁住在一起？

Nǐ hé shéi zhù zài yìqǐ?

Who do you live with?

你和谁说话呢？

Nǐ hé shéi shuōhuà ne?

Who were you talking with?

你哥哥是谁？

Nǐ gēge shì shéi?

Who is your brother?

你喜欢的歌手是谁？

Nǐ xǐhuan de gēshǒu shì shéi?

Who is your favourite singer?

你在笑话谁？

Nǐ zài xiàohua shéi?

Who are you laughing at?

你在这里是要见谁吧？

Nǐ zài zhèlǐ shì yào jiàn shéi ba?

Are you meeting someone here?

你女朋友是谁？

Nǐ nǚpéngyou shì shéi?

Who's your girlfriend?

你家里谁做饭？

Nǐ jiālǐ shéi zuòfàn?

Who does the cooking in your home?

你家里都有谁？

Nǐ jiālǐ dōu yǒu shéi?

Who do you live with?

你建议我们跟谁讲话？

Nǐ jiànyì wǒmen gēn shéi jiǎnghuà?

Who do you suggest we talk to?

你想知道她是谁吗？

Nǐ xiǎng zhīdào tā shì shéi ma?

Would you like to know who she is?

你想请谁就请谁。

Nǐ xiǎng qǐng shéi jiù qǐng shéi.

You can ask for whoever you want to.

你想跟谁说话？

Nǐ xiǎng gēn shéi shuōhuà?

Who do you want to speak to?

你才昨天谁来找我了？

Nǐ cái zuótiān shéi lái zhǎo wǒ le?

Who do you think came to see me yesterday?

你把书给谁了？

Nǐ bǎ shū gěi shéi le?

To whom did you give the book?

你是和谁一起来的？

Nǐ shì hé shéi yì qǐlai de?

Who did you come with?

你最喜欢的加拿大歌手是谁？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan de Jiānádà gēshǒu shì shéi?

Who is your favorite Canadian singer?

你最喜欢的演员是谁？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan de yǎnyuán shì shéi?

Who is your favorite actor?

你最喜欢谁？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan shéi?

Who's your favorite?

你最大的偶像是谁？

Nǐ zuì dà de ǒuxiàng shì shéi?

Who is your biggest idol?

你最有趣的朋友是谁？

Nǐ zuì yǒuqù de péngyou shì shéi?

Who's your most interesting friend?

你猜我今天碰见谁了!

Nǐ cāi wǒ jīntiān pèngjiàn shéi le!

Guess who I ran into today!

你的中文老师是谁？

Nǐ de Zhōngwén lǎoshī shì shéi?

Who is your Chinese teacher?

你的男朋友是谁？

Nǐ de nánpéngyou shì shéi?

Who's your boyfriend?

你的英语老师是谁？

Nǐ de Yīngyǔ lǎoshī shì shéi?

Who is your English teacher?

你知道他是谁吗？

Nǐ zhīdào tā shì shéi ma?

Do you know who he is?

你知道显微镜是谁发明的吗？

Nǐ zhīdào xiǎnwēijìng shì shéi fāmíng de ma?

Do you know who invented the microscope?

你知道谁杀了他们吗？

Nǐ zhīdào shéi shāle tāmen ma?

Do you know who killed them?

你知道这家公司的董事长是谁吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zhè jiā gōngsī de dǒngshìzhǎng shì shéi ma?

Do you know who the chairman of this company is?

你知道这张画是谁画的吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zhè zhāng huà shì shéi huà de ma?

Do you know who painted this picture?

你知道这是谁的吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zhè shì shéi de ma?

Do you know who this belongs to?

你知道这是谁的字吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zhè shì shéi de zì ma?

Do you know whose handwriting this is?

你给谁说话？

Nǐ gěi shéi shuōhuà?

Who are you talking to?

你能告诉我这句警句是谁说的吗？

Nǐ néng gàosu wǒ zhè jù jǐngjù shì shéi shuō de ma?

Can you tell me who said this aphorism?

你觉得今天的比赛谁会赢？

Nǐ juéde jīntiān de bǐsài shéi huì yíng?

Who do you think will win today's competition?

你觉得谁能击败他？

Nǐ juéde shéi néng jībài tā?

Who do you think can defeat him?

你觉得这事是谁干的？

Nǐ juéde zhè shì shì shéi gàn de?

Do you have any idea who would do this?

你认为他们是谁？

Nǐ rènwéi tāmen shì shéi?

Who do you think they were?

你认为我们是谁？

Nǐ rènwéi wǒmen shì shéi?

Who do you think we are?

你认为比赛谁会赢？

Nǐ rènwéi bǐsài shéi huì yíng?

Who do you think is going to win the match?

你认为谁会赢得比赛？

Nǐ rènwéi shéi huì yíngdé bǐsài?

Who do you think is going to win the match?

你认为谁是错误的？

Nǐ rènwéi shéi shì cuòwù de?

Who do you think made the mistake?

你跟谁说话呢？

Nǐ gēn shéi shuōhuà ne?

Who were you talking to?

你还认识波士顿的谁？

Nǐ hái rènshi Bōshìdùn de shéi?

Who else in Boston do you know?

你选谁当总统？

Nǐ xuǎn shuí dāng zǒngtǒng?

For whom will you vote for president?

信是写给谁的？

Xìn shì xiě gěi shéi de?

Who was the letter written to?

兄弟俩比试谁跑得快。

Xiōngdì liǎ bǐshì shéi pǎo de kuài.

The two brothers are competing to see who runs faster.

冲在最前面的先锋是谁？

Chōng zài zuì qiánmiàn de xiānfēng shì shéi?

Who is the vanguard charging at the very front?

几个胖子一块儿进门，不知谁让谁

jǐ ge pàngzi yíkuàir jìnmén, bùzhī shéi ràng shéi

several fat men go through a door together: no one knows who should give way to whom

刚才和你说话的人是谁？

Gāngcái hé nǐ shuōhuà de rén shì shéi?

Who is the man that you were talking with?

别忘了你是谁。

Bié wàngle nǐ shì shéi.

Don't forget who you are.

到底是谁杀害了他？

Dàodǐ shì shéi shāhàile tā?

Who on earth murdered him?

厨房里的量杯被谁拿走了？

Chúfáng lǐ de liángbēi bèi shéi názǒule?

Who took the measuring cup from the kitchen?

同学们总攀比谁的手机贵。

Tóngxuémen zǒng pānbǐ shéi de shǒujī guì.

The classmates are always comparing whose phone is more expensive.

咱们赛一赛，看谁先到。

Zánmen sài yí sài, kàn shéi xiān dào.

Let's race and see who gets there first.

地震后起火了，谁来灭火？

Dìzhèn hòu qǐhuǒle, shéi lái mièhuǒ?

A fire started after the earthquake, so who will put it out?

坐在角落的那个男人是谁？

Zuò zài jiǎoluò de nàge nánrén shì shéi?

Who is the man sitting in the corner?

大家都在内卷，谁也不轻松。

Dàjiā dōu zài nèijuǎn, shéi yě bù qīngsōng.

Everyone is caught up in involution, and nobody has it easy.

大家都很谦让，谁也不先拿蛋糕。

Dàjiā dōu hěn qiānràng, shéi yě bù xiān ná dàngāo.

Everyone was so polite that nobody would take the cake first.

她很想知道那束花是谁寄来的。

Tā hěn xiǎng zhīdào nà shù huā shì shéi jì lái de.

She is curious to find who sent the flowers.

她想知道是谁送的花。

Tā xiǎng zhīdào shì shéi sòng de huā.

She wants to know who sent the flowers.

好吃的蛋糕，谁能抗拒？

Hǎochī de dàngāo, shéi néng kàngjù?

Who could resist a delicious cake?

妈妈起得比谁都早。

Māma qǐ de bǐ shéi dōu zǎo.

My mother gets up earlier than anyone else.

婚礼上谁负责摄像？

Hūnlǐ shàng shéi fùzé shèxiàng?

Who is in charge of videotaping at the wedding?

字这么潦草，谁看得懂？

Zì zhème liáocǎo, shéi kàndedǒng?

With handwriting this messy, who could read it?

对照名单，看看少了谁。

Duìzhào míngdān, kànkan shǎole shéi.

Check against the list and see who's missing.

崇祯殡天,盼谁谁不来,叫谁谁不到

chóngzhēn bìn tiān,pàn shuí shuí bù lái,jiào shuí shuí búdào

when Emperor Chongzhen died: those he longed for didn't come, those he called didn't arrive

庙门前的一对石狮子，谁也离不开谁

miào ménqián de yíduì shíshīzi, shéi yě líbùkāi shéi

the pair of stone lions at the temple gate: neither can leave the other

当我们离开的时候，谁来照顾狗？

Dāng wǒmen líkāi de shíhou, shéi lái zhàogu gǒu?

Who will take care of the dog while we are away?

您不知道我是谁。

Nín bù zhīdào wǒ shì shéi.

You don't know who I am.