Are you Chinese?
nǐ shi zhōng guó rén ma?
pronunciation
nee-shuh-jung-go-ren-ma
Notes
- slight rising intonation during
nǐ. - slight falling intonation during
ma. - The word
mais appended to the sentence to make it a yes/no question. - The word for “Chinese” is
zhōng guó rén. You would only use this to refer to nationality, not language.