哪里 nǎlǐ where?
where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment
How to remember 哪里: 哪 which + 里 in = where?.
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How it is used
- 'Where' - 你在哪里? (nǐ zài nǎlǐ?) where are you? Same meaning as 哪儿 (nǎr), which is more spoken/northern.
- Doubles as a modest deflection of praise: 哪里哪里 (nǎlǐ nǎlǐ) 'oh, not at all' when someone compliments you.
Example sentences
- 您住在哪里？ Nín zhù zài nǎlǐ?Where do you live?
- 他住在哪里？ Tā zhù zài nǎlǐ?Where does he live?
- 这里是哪里啊？ Zhèli shì nǎli a?Where is this place?