(nà lǐ) - there, over there, that place in Mandarin
nàlǐTraditional: 那裡
Translation
there, over there, that place
Word origin
那里 (nàlǐ) 'there' joins the demonstrative 那 'that' with 里 'place, inside', literally 'that place'. 里 combines 田 'field' and 土 'earth'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 那 (that) + 里 (place, inside)
Stroke order
那
里
Examples
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He is over there.
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That place is very far.
？
Are you going there?
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I come from there.
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There is a bookshop over there.
那里 (nà lǐ) means there, over there, that place. It is used as a pronoun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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