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Character · Pronoun · NounTraditional哪

which; what; where; female (dialect)

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Meanings

3 senses · 10 examples

pronoun

which; what (interrogative pronoun used before nouns or measure words)

Often pronounced něi in spoken language when followed by a measure word or numeral.

Nǐ你

xiǎng想

yào要

nǎ哪

yī一

gè个

？

Which one do you want?

Nǎ哪

běn本

shū书

shì是

nǐ你

de的

？

Which book is yours?

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Nǐ你

men们

nǎ哪

tiān天

kāi开

huì会

？

Which day are you having the meeting?

Nǎ哪

gè个

yán颜

sè色

gèng更

hǎo好

kàn看

？

Which color looks better?

Wǒ我

bù不

zhī知

dào道

gāi该

xuǎn选

nǎ哪

gè个

。

I don't know which one to choose.

pronoun

where

Used to ask about location.

Nǐ你

zhù住

zài在

nǎ哪

lǐ里

？

Where do you live?

Nǐ你

shì是

nǎ哪

guó国

rén人

？

Which country are you from?

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Nǎ哪

zhèn阵

fēng风

bǎ把

nǐ你

chuī吹

lái来

le了

？

What brings you here? (literally: Which gust of wind blew you here?)

noun

female (of animals); hen; sow

dialect

Dialect usage found in certain regions such as Hunan (Xiang dialect) and Southwestern Mandarin. Used as a suffix after the animal name.

Zhè这

zhī只

jī鸡

nǎ哪

xià下

le了

sān三

gè个

dàn蛋

。

This hen laid three eggs.

Wǒ我

men们

jiā家

de的

zhū猪

nǎ哪

yòu又

yào要

shēng生

zǎi崽

le了

。

Our sow is about to give birth again.