No. 8,612 in Chinese
who
The Chinese word for "who" (谁 shéi) is used to ask about a person or people.
In a sentence
谁是你的朋友？
Who is your friend?
In this sentence, '谁'(shéi) is used as an interrogative pronoun to ask about a person's identity.
你知道是谁敲门吗？
Do you know who knocked on the door?
'谁'(shéi) in this sentence functions as an indirect question word within a subordinate clause.
无论是谁，你都应该尊重他们。
No matter who they are, you should respect them.
'谁'(shéi) is used as a relative pronoun to represent an indefinite person in this context.
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