Chinese Conversation · Level 1
86 words
Chinese word
哪儿
Pronunciation
Pinyinnǎr
Meaning
- pronounwhere
Example
请问，哪儿有厕所？qǐng wèn nǎr yǒu cè suǒ
Excuse me, where is the restroom?
More examples
我们现在去哪儿？wǒ men xiàn zài qù nǎr
Where are we going now?
Core concept
A question word points to an unknown place, position, or direction.
Common phrases
在哪儿zài nǎr
where
去哪儿qù nǎr
where to go
哪儿有nǎr yǒu
where can one find
Similar words
哪里ná lǐ: A question word used to ask about an unknown place, position, or direction.
哪nǎ: A brief question word placed before a noun to ask which person, thing, or place.
Definition in Chinese
口语中常用的疑问代词，用来询问地点、位置或方向，可独立成句或与介词、动词连用，常见搭配有“在哪儿”“去哪儿”。kóu yǔ zhōng cháng yòng de yí wèn dài cí yòng lái xún wèn dì diǎn wèi zhì huò fāng xiàng kě dú lì chéng jù huò yǔ jiè cí dòng cí lián yòng cháng jiàn dā pèi yǒu zài nǎr qù nǎr
Word origin
哪儿 (nǎér, "where") is the spoken northern form of 哪里 (nǎlǐ, "where"), created when the final sound changes in northern speech.
Usage tips
- In a Chinese question, the location word usually stays where an answer would go, so the question can begin with it or end with it.