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这里有人吗？
？ Is someone sitting here?Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next这里有人吗？ 02 What does 这里有人吗？ mean?Chinese often asks whether there is a person here rather than using taken literally.
PracticeIs someone sitting here? 03 Fill the pinyin for 这里有人吗？这里 is zhè lǐ: fourth tone then third tone.
Practicezhè lǐ yǒu rén ma? 04 Which line asks whether a seat is already taken?有人吗 literally asks whether there is someone here.
Practice这里有人吗？Scene
When to use it
Checking whether a seat is taken in a cafe, waiting room, train, classroom, or event.
Risk
safe
If belongings are clearly on the seat, gesture politely and wait for confirmation.
Literal
Here has person?
Chinese often asks whether there is a person here rather than using taken literally.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 这里有人吗？ mean?
Answer: Is someone sitting here?
Chinese often asks whether there is a person here rather than using taken literally.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 这里有人吗？
Answer: zhè lǐ yǒu rén ma?
这里 is zhè lǐ: fourth tone then third tone.
Practice this prompt03 · Which line asks whether a seat is already taken?
Answer: 这里有人吗？
有人吗 literally asks whether there is someone here.
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