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哪里

nǎlǐ

where; not at all (modest reply)

HSK 1 · Topic “This and that” PronounsQuestion words
where; not at all (modest reply)
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Characters in this word

哪 nǎ

Strokes
9
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 那 that, that one, those
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

里 lǐ

Strokes
7
Radical
里 — inside
Made of
田 field, farm, arable land 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 哪里，你太好了。 Nǎlǐ, nǐ tài hǎo le. Oh, not at all — you're too kind.
  • 哪里，你做得很好。 Nǎlǐ, nǐ zuò de hěn hǎo. Not at all, you did very well.
  • 哪里，你们都很好。 Nǎli, nǐmen dōu hěn hǎo. Oh, not at all — you're all great.
  • 请问，洗手间在哪里？ Qǐngwèn, xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ? Excuse me, where is the restroom?
  • 你家在哪里？ Nǐ jiā zài nǎlǐ? Where is your home?
  • 老师现在在哪里？ Lǎoshī xiànzài zài nǎlǐ? Where is the teacher now?
  • 你要去哪里？ Nǐ yào qù nǎlǐ? Where do you want to go?
  • 我的手机在哪里？ Wǒ de shǒujī zài nǎlǐ? Where is my phone?
  • 朋友在哪里等你？ Péngyou zài nǎlǐ děng nǐ? Where is your friend waiting for you?
  • 这本书你从哪里买的？ Zhè běn shū nǐ cóng nǎlǐ mǎi de? Where did you buy this book?

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