In Chinese, interrogative pronouns (who, what, where, when, etc.) are not always used to ask questions. Sometimes they are used in statements to express “whatever / whoever / wherever / someone / somewhere…” meanings.
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1. Wǒ hǎoxiàng zài nǎr kàndàoguò zhège xiāngzi.
I seem at somewhere to have seen this suitcase.
2. Nǐ chī diǎnr shénme zài zǒu ba.
You eat a little bit of something then leave (suggestion).
3. Wǒmen nǎ tiān yìqǐ qù tī zúqiú ba.
We someday together go to play football (suggestion).
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1. A: 我们是不是走错了?
Wǒmen shì bú shì zǒu cuò le?
Have we taken the wrong way?
B: 我也不知道,我去_____________。
Wǒ yě bù zhīdào, wǒ qù _____________.
I don't know either. I'll go _____________.
2. A: 你有时间了来我家,我_____________给你吃。
Nǐ yǒu shíjiān le lái wǒ jiā, wǒ _____________ gěi nǐ chī.
You have time, come to my house, I'll _____________ for you.
B: 好的,谢谢你。
Hǎo de, xièxie nǐ.
OK, thank you.
3. A: 这几天太累了,我想_____________。
Zhè jǐ tiān tài lèi le, wǒ xiǎng _____________.
These days I've been very tired, I want to ___________.
B: 那你去西安吧。
Nà nǐ qù Xī'ān ba.
Then you go to Xi'an (suggestion).
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1. A: 我们是不是走错了?
Wǒmen shì bú shì zǒu cuò le?
Have we taken the wrong way?
B: 我也不知道,我去问谁。
Wǒ yě bù zhīdào, wǒ qù wèn shéi.
I don't know either. I'll go ask someone.
2. A: 你有时间了来我家,我做做什么给你吃。
Nǐ yǒu shíjiān le lái wǒ jiā, wǒ zuò shénme gěi nǐ chī.
You have time, come to my house, I'll make something for you.
B: 好的,谢谢你。
Hǎo de, xièxie nǐ.
OK, thank you.
3. A: 这几天太累了,我想去哪儿休息。
Zhè jǐ tiān tài lèi le, wǒ xiǎng qù nǎr xiūxi.
These days I've been very tired, I want to go somewhere (to) rest.
B: 那你去西安吧。
Nà nǐ qù Xī'ān ba.
Then you go to Xi'an (suggestion).