where; which place
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplespronoun
where; which place
informalA colloquial and common way to ask about location. The neutral tone 'r' (儿) is often used in spoken Mandarin.
Nǐ你
shàng上
nǎ哪
r儿
qù去
？
Where are you going?
Nǎ哪
r儿
yǒu有
kùn困
nan难
，
tā他
jiù就
chū出
xiàn现
zài在
nǎ哪
r儿
。
Wherever there is difficulty, he shows up.
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Nǐ你
yào钥
shi匙
fàng放
nǎ哪
r儿
le了
？
Where did you put your keys?
Zhè这
r儿
shì是
nǎ哪
r儿
？
Where is this place?
pronoun
used rhetorically to deny or negate something; how could...
informalUsed in rhetorical questions to express the improbability or impossibility of something.
Dāng当
chū初
nǎ哪
r儿
huì会
xiǎng想
dào到
zhè这
xiē些
huāng荒
dì地
yě也
néng能
zhǎng长
chū出
zhè这
me么
hǎo好
de的
zhuāng庄
jia稼
？
How could anyone have thought back then that such wasteland could grow such good crops?
Wǒ我
nǎ哪
r儿
yǒu有
nà那
me么
lì厉
hai害
！
How could I possibly be that amazing!
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Tā他
nǎ哪
r儿
zhī知
dào道
nǐ你
yǐ已
jing经
huí回
lái来
le了
。
How could he have known you were already back?