(nǎlǐ) - where in Mandarin
nǎlǐTraditional: 哪裡
[na˨˩˦ li˨˩˦] HSK 2
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Translation
where
Word origin
哪里 (nǎlǐ) 'where' joins the interrogative 哪 'which' with 里 'inside, place', literally 'which place'. 里 combines 田 'field' and 土 'earth', an old word for a village or measure of land.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 哪 (which) + 里 (place, inside)
Stroke order
哪
里
Examples
？？
Where do you live? In the city or outside it?
？
Excuse me, where is the toilet?
？。
Where have you been? I have been to many places.
？
Where do you live?
？
Where does he come from?
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