Chinese word

那里

Pronunciation

Pinyinnà lǐ

Meaning

  • pronounthere

Example

他指着那里说那是他的店。tā zhǐ zhe nà lǐ shuō nà shì tā de diàn

He pointed there and said it was his store.

Illustration for 那里 (there)

More examples

那里有很多书店。nà lǐ yǒu hěn duō shū diàn

There are many bookstores there.

Core concept

A location kept in focus while the speaker indicates or discusses where something is.

Common phrases

  • 那里有nà lǐ yǒu

    be there

  • 那里的人nà lǐ de rén

    people there

Similar words

那儿nàr: Points to a particular place already shown or mentioned, in a conversational tone.
那边nà biān: Points vaguely to an area over there or toward the other side.
这里zhè lǐ: Points to a place close to the speaker.
哪里ná lǐ: Asks which place is meant.

Definition in Chinese

用以指代前文提到或现场指示的某一地点，可单独作指示词或与动词连用表示存在或位置，具体远近依上下文而定。yòng yǐ zhǐ dài qián wén tí dào huò xiàn chǎng zhǐ shì de mǒu yí dì diǎn kě dān dú zuò zhǐ shì cí huò yǔ dòng cí lián yòng biǎo shì cún zài huò wèi zhì jù tǐ yuǎn jìn yī shàng xià wén ér dìng

Word origin

The word combines 那 (nà, "that") with 里 (lǐ, "inside/place"), so its form points to a particular place.

Usage tips

  • The same location word can work for a spot seen nearby, a place across from the speaker, or a place mentioned earlier, so the surrounding context supplies the exact distance.

Other meanings

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Opposites

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