哪里 (nǎlǐ): where

Meanings

1 where

Characters

哪

Examples

你是哪里人？

Nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén?

Where are you from?

哪里有饭店？

Nǎlǐ yǒu fàndiàn?

Where is there a restaurant?

Tips

culture

哪里哪里 (nǎlǐ nǎlǐ) is a classic humble response to compliments, meaning 'not at all' or 'you flatter me'. It literally means 'where? where?' as in 'where is this quality you speak of?'

Stroke Order

哪 nǎ

里 lǐ

Related Words

哪些 nǎxiē HSK 1 #3,971

which ones / which (plural)

里边 lǐbian HSK 1 #9,768

inside

哪怕 nǎpà HSK 4 #3,268

even if; even though / no matter (how)

里面 lǐmiàn HSK 3 #347

inside / within