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疑问代词“哪儿”

HSK 1Lesson 9
The question word 哪儿 (where)
解释Explanation

“哪儿”用来问地方。问句的词序和回答一样，只要把地方换成“哪儿”。

哪儿 asks "where". Chinese questions keep the same word order as the answer: just put 哪儿 where the place would go. 你在哪儿？ → 我在家。 Don't confuse it with 那儿 (nàr, "there") — only the tone is different.

例句Examples
  • 你的狗在哪儿？
    Nǐ de gǒu zài nǎr?
    Where is your dog?
  • 下午你想去哪儿？
    Xiàwǔ nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr?
    Where do you want to go this afternoon?
  • 你家在哪儿？
    Nǐ jiā zài nǎr?
    Where is your home?
  • 安娜在哪儿？——她在那儿。
    Ānnà zài nǎr? —— Tā zài nàr.
    Where is Anna? — She's over there.
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: Where is your home?

Arrange the sentence0/3
(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)