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哪儿

nǎ r · na r

Traditional 哪兒

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. where?
  2. wherever; anywhere; somewhere
  3. (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?
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Which gate?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Dengdeng, where are you?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)，你(nǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    I'm in the park. Where are you?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)！

    I'm in the park too!

  4. Dengdeng

    公园(gōngyuán)的(de)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where in the park?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)东门(dōngmén)，你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    I'm at the east gate. And you?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)西门(xīmén)，走(zǒu)过去(guòqù)要(yào)二十(èrshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    I'm at the west gate. It takes twenty minutes to walk over.

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2 examples
01

没(méi)有(yǒu)人(rén)知(zhī)道(dào)她(tā)在(zài)哪(nǎ)儿(r)。

Nobody knows where she is.

Tatoeba: Chinese by 400S · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

失(shī)物(wù)招(zhāo)领(lǐng)处(chù)在(zài)哪(nǎ)儿(r)？

Where is the lost and found?

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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哪
nǎ

how; which

儿
ér

child; son

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