Mĕi tiān nǐ zĕnme qù xuéxiào? (How do you go to school everyday?)
Breakdown of words:
Mĕi (every)
Tiān (day)
Nǐ (you)
Zĕnme (how)
Qù (go)
Xuéxiào (school)
Therefore it reads: Every day you how go to school?
Now, if you want to ask how one goes to work then work is gōngzuò.
Mĕi tiān nǐ zĕnme qù gōngzuò?
Answers:
Wŏ zŏu lù. (I walk.)
Nǐ ne? (And you?)
Qí zìxíngchē (bicycle) —-> Qí (to ride)
Zuò dìtiĕ (to take underground) —> Zuò (to sit)
Zuò gōnggòngqì chē (to take bus)
Kāi chē (car) —> Kāi (drive)
Mĕi tiān nǐ kāi chē qù gōngzuò ma? (Do you go to work by car everyday?)
Answer yes: Mĕi tiān wŏ kāi chē qù gōngzuò.
Answer no: Bù, wŏ bù kāi chē. (No, I don’t go by car.)
Wŏ zuò gōnggòngqì chē. (I take the bus.)
Let’s change the dialog, do you go to school on foot everyday?
Mĕi tiān nǐ zŏu lù qù xuéxiào ma?
No: Bù, wŏ bù zŏu lù.
I ride bicycle: Wŏ qí zìxíngchē.
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