哪学来

哪學來
nǎxuélái
phrase #32,403

Meanings

  1. 1 where did (you/he/etc.) learn (this) from?
  2. 2 (colloquial) however did you pick that up?

Examples

HSK 2
Nǐ zhè jù zānghuà shì nǎxuélái de?
Where did you learn that swear word?
HSK 7-9
Tā zuòcài de shǒuyì shì nǎxuélái de?
Where did she learn to cook like that?

Tips

grammar
Almost always appears inside the pattern X 学来 ? - '(it is) from-where learned?'. The is a directional/result complement implying 'come to know/acquire'. Casual register, often spoken with surprise or mild disapproval. The fuller form 从哪儿学来的 is more common in writing.
register
Tone matters: said with a smile it's admiring ('how did you learn that?'), said with a frown it's reproachful ('where on earth did you pick that up?'). Children hear the second sense often.

Stroke Order

xué
lái