The question particle 呢 (ne)

The question particle 呢 (ne) is used for abbreviated questions and can be translated as
"what about" or "how about".

Verb/Adjective + 不/沒 + Verb/Adjective questions

In Lesson 3 we learned that for a yes-no question we can put the question particle 嗎
(ma) at the end of the sentence. Another way of forming yes-no questions is to repeat
the verb or adjective. In the following example we compare both ways of forming yes-no
questions.
The meaning of the left and the right column is almost identical. You can use both ways
of forming a yes-no question. However, in some cases the meaning is slightly
different. 你累嗎?, for example, suggests that the speaker already thinks you are tired,
whereas 你累不累? is more neutral. The speaker does not necessarily think that you
are tired when asking you this question.

Note that for modal verbs indicating strong obligation, e.g. 得 (děi) or 必需 (bìxū), yes-no
questions are not possible by repeating the modal verb. You need to place the question
particle 嗎 at the end of the sentence instead.
Disyllabic verbs and adjectives
Some verbs and adjectives consist of two characters, e.g. 喜歡 (to like) or 高興 (to be
happy). To form a yes-no question out of a sentence containing disyllabic verbs or
adjectives you have the following possibilities.

1. In the first occurrence of the disyllabic word you omit the second syllable:

2. You repeat the whole disyllabic noun or adjective:

3. You put the question particle 嗎 (ma) at the end of the sentence:
The question words 多少 (duōshǎo) and 幾 (jǐ)
The question words 多少 (duōshǎo) and 幾 (jǐ) can be translated as "how much" or "how
many" and are used to enquire about quantities.

幾 (jǐ)
The question word 幾 (jǐ) usually requires the measure word of the noun. 幾 (jǐ) is used to
enquire about a countable amount that is less than ten. The correct word order is:
question word (QW) + measure word (MW) + noun (N).
多少 (duōshǎo)
The question word 多少 (duōshǎo) is used to enquire about non-countable or countable
amounts higher than 10. The question word 多少 (duōshǎo) does not require the noun's
measure word. The correct word order is: question word (QW) + noun (N).
The question word 為什麼 (wèishénme)
The question word 為什麼 (wèishénme) can be translated as "why" and is used to
enquire about the cause or the reason for something. The position of the question word
(QW) within the interrogative sentence is before or after the pronoun.
The question word 什麼時候 (shénme shíhou)
As we already know, we can use 幾點 (jǐ diǎn) to ask for the exact time. Another way of
asking for the time of actions or events is using the question word 什麼時候 (shénme
shíhou) which can be translated into English as "when".

The question word 怎麼 (zěnme)

As the question word 為什麼 (wèishénme), which we learned in Lesson 8, the question
word 怎麼 (zěnme) is also used to enquire about the reason for something but also
"how" something is done.

怎麼 also occurs with resultative verbs to indicate that a result cannot be achieved no

matter how hard you try.
The question word 怎麼樣 (zěnmeyàng)
The question word 怎麼樣 (zěnmeyàng) is asking for a description from your dialogue
partner.
The question word 怎麼了 (zěnmele)
The question word 怎麼了 (zěnmele) is used to ask what the matter is, if the speaker
believes that there is something wrong.
The question word 什麼樣 (shénmeyàng)
The question word 什麼樣 (shénmeyàng) is used to ask for more details about persons
or things.