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<!-- (Audio) Wang Hua: 我是中国人 (wǒ shì zhōng guó rén)。你是设计师吗 (nǐ shì shè jì shī ma)? -->

--description--

Wang Hua is asking another question. Pay attention to how she forms the question.

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

What does Wang Hua ask about?

--answers--

The other person's nationality.

--feedback--

She says her own nationality, but her question is about another aspect.


Liu Ming's age.

--feedback--

There's no mention of age in this dialogue.


Liu Ming's job.


Liu Ming's name.

--feedback--

She doesn't ask for a name.

--video-solution--

3

--explanation--

吗 (ma) is a question particle. It's put at the end of a declarative sentence to turn it into a question, just like adding a question mark (?) to a sentence to make it a question.

Wang Hua is forming a question by adding 吗 (ma) at the end of a declarative sentence 你是设计师 (nǐ shì shè jì shī). This indicates that she is asking for confirmation about Liu Ming's profession as a designer.

--scene--

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