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谁 shuí (= who?), 谁 shéi (= who?)

谁的 shuí de (= whose?; lit.: who, particle-de)
谁的 shéi de (= whose?; lit.: who, particle-de)

谁 shuí ( = whom?; lit.: who)
谁 shéi ( = whom?; lit.: who)

什么 shén-me (= what?)

什么 shén-me (= what kind of?; lit.: what)

什么人 shén-me rén (= what kind of person?; lit.: what, person)

做什么 zuò shén-me (= what for?; lit.: do, what; in order to do, what)
干什么 gàn shén-me (= what for?; lit.: do, what; in order to do, what)

为什么 wèi shén-me (= why?; lit.: because of, what)

为什么 wèi shén-me (= why?; lit.: because of, what)

你	为	什	么	去	？
nǐ	wèi	shén	me	qù	_
you	for	what?	suffix	go	_
you	because of what?, why?			go to, pass away, remove	？
Why do you go?

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In the following sentence, the emphasis is on 'you' like in 'why you?'.

为	什	么	你	去	？
wèi	shén	me	nǐ	qù	_
for	what?	suffix	you	go	_
because of what?, why?			you	go to, pass away, remove	？
Why do you go?

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