nǎ lǐ

哪 里

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NHSK 1 ZW2 NPCR1 DC1More

ReadWriteQuiz

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pron.where
- nǐ zài nǎ lǐ gōng zuò
  你在哪里工作？
  Where do you work?
- nǐ gāng qù nǎ lǐ le
  你刚去哪里了？
  Where have you been?
- nǎ lǐ shì yǔ zhòu de biān yuán
  哪里是宇宙的边缘？
  Where is the edge of the universe?
synonym
hé chù何处
2
pron.wherever; anywhere; everywhere
- wǒ zài nǎ lǐ jiàn guo tā
  我在哪里见过他。
  I have seen him somewhere.
- tā nǎ lǐ yě méi qù
  他哪里也没去。
  He hasn't gone anywhere.
- nǎ lǐ xū yào tā tā jiù qù nǎ lǐ
  哪里需要他，他就去哪里。
  He will go wherever he is needed.
3
pron.(used in rhetorical questions to express negation)
- wǒ nǎ lǐ bǐ de shàng tā
  我哪里比得上她。
  How can I compete with her?
- wǒ nǎ lǐ zhī dào tā huì gǎi biàn zhǔ yi
  我哪里知道他会改变主意？
  How could I know that he should change his mind?
- tā shòu xiǎo nǎ lǐ shì nǐ de duì shǒu
  他瘦小，哪里是你的对手。
  Short and thin, he is no match for you.
4
pron.mod(used as a polite reply to a compliment)
- nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ guò jiǎng le
  哪里，哪里，过奖了。
  No, no, it was nothing.

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