问句 (wèn gōu) — interrogative sentence

Definition

A grammatical term for any sentence that asks a question (with question marks, particles like 吗, or rising intonation).

noun
interrogative sentence

Examples

  • 问句
    Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men pàn duàn zhè jù huà shì bu shì wèn gōu.
    The teacher asked us to judge whether this sentence is an interrogative sentence.
  • 问句
    Zhōng wén de wèn gōu tōng cháng yǐ "ma" jié wěi.
    Chinese interrogative sentences usually end with 'ma'.
  • 问句
    Zhè ge wèn gōu de yǔ diào yīng gāi shì shàng shēng de.
    The intonation of this interrogative sentence should be rising.
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