The Chinese word 哪 is a question word that means “which” or “where”. It is commonly used in questions to ask for clarification or to specify a particular item or location. For example, “哪个是你的书包?” means “Which one is your backpack?” and “你住在哪里?” means “Where do you live?”.
Translation
nǎ
Expression: which
na
Particle: showing approval (after a noun ending in -n)
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
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你说的是哪个? | nǐ shuō de shì nǎge? | Which one are you talking about? |
你哪天回来? | nǐ nǎ tiān huílái? | Which day are you coming back? |
这是哪里? | zhè shì nǎlǐ? | Where is this? |
你要去哪里? | nǐ yào qù nǎlǐ? | Where do you want to go? |
你喜欢哪个颜色? | nǐ xǐhuān nǎge yánsè? | Which color do you like? |
你是哪个国家的人? | nǐ shì nǎge guójiā de rén? | Which country are you from? |
你想吃哪个口味的冰淇淋? | nǐ xiǎng chī nǎge kǒuwèi de bīngqílín? | Which flavor of ice cream do you want to eat? |
你在哪儿工作? | nǐ zài nǎr gōngzuò? | Where do you work? |
HSK
哪 is part of HSK Level 1 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is part of HSK Level 1 and HSK Level 4.
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