(nà ér) - there, over there (spoken) in Mandarin

nàér

Traditional: 那兒

HSK 2

#428 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

there, over there (spoken)

Word origin

那儿 (nàr) 'there' is the colloquial northern form, joining the demonstrative 那 'that' with the diminutive suffix 儿 (ér) that supplies the Beijing -r ending.

Origin: compound
Root: 那 (that) + 儿 (-r suffix)

Stroke order

那

儿

Examples

。

He is waiting over there.

？

Did you come from there?

。

Put the book over there.

。

I left the book at his place.

？

How is the weather over there?

那儿 (nà ér) - there, over there (spoken).

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This word is part of lesson 9.