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哪儿

nǎr

where

HSK 1 · Topic “This and that” PronounsQuestion words
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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

儿 ér

Strokes
2
Radical
儿 — son, child
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 儿

Example phrases

  • 你在哪儿? Nǐ zài nǎr? Where are you?
  • 你去哪儿? Nǐ qù nǎr? Where are you going?
  • 你的家在哪儿? Nǐ de jiā zài nǎr? Where is your home?
  • 他从哪儿回家? Tā cóng nǎr huí jiā? Where is he coming home from?
  • 你从哪儿来? Nǐ cóng nǎr lái? Where are you from?
  • 李月去哪儿了? Lǐ Yuè qù nǎr le? Where did Li Yue go?
  • 老师在哪儿等我们? Lǎoshī zài nǎr děng wǒmen? Where is the teacher waiting for us?
  • 你要去哪儿买书? Nǐ yào qù nǎr mǎi shū? Where are you going to buy books?
  • 车站在哪儿呢? Chēzhàn zài nǎr ne? Where is the station?
  • 你们在哪儿上课? Nǐmen zài nǎr shàngkè? Where do you have class?

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