nǎ / něi in a sentence

Which (how); Which

Full dictionary entry HSK 1 29 sentences

哪 (nǎ / něi) means Which (how), Which. Below are 24 of the 29 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

你是 国人?

Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?

Which country are you from?

Dictionary example · HSK 1 ·

你去 儿?

Nǐ qù nǎr?

Where are you going?

Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 哪儿

你住在 儿?

Nǐ zhù zài nǎr?

Where do you live?

Dictionary example · HSK 1 ·

你在 里买的?

Nǐ zài nǎlǐ mǎi de?

Where did you buy it?

Dictionary example · HSK 1 ·

你明天去 里?

Nǐ míngtiān qù nǎlǐ?

Where are you going tomorrow?

Dictionary example · HSK 1 ·

喂,你在 儿?

Wèi, nǐ zài nǎr?

Hello, where are you?

Dictionary example · HSK 1 ·

你的票在 儿?

Nǐ de piào zài nǎr?

Where is your ticket?

Dictionary example · HSK 2 ·

你好,请问洗手间在 里?

Nǐ hǎo, qǐngwèn xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ?

Hello, may I ask where the restroom is?

Dictionary example · 你好

From the graded readers

他问我:“你是从 儿来的?”

tā wèn wǒ:" nǐ shì cóng nǎ / něi ér lái de / dì?"

He asked me, "Where are you from?"

Graded reader · HSK 2 · The Train to Shanghai

From the travel phrasebook

儿?

Qù nǎr?

Where to?

Travel phrasebook · Taxis and ride-hailing

个出口?

Nǎge chūkǒu?

Which exit?

Travel phrasebook · High-speed rail and the metro

我坐 儿?

Wǒ zuò nǎr?

Where should I sit?

Travel phrasebook · Business dining and toasting

出口在 儿?

Chūkǒu zài nǎr?

Where is the exit?

Travel phrasebook · Airport and immigration

您住在 里?

Nín zhù zài nǎlǐ?

Where are you staying?

Travel phrasebook · Airport and immigration

儿换乘?

Zài nǎr huànchéng?

Where do I change?

Travel phrasebook · High-speed rail and the metro

药店在 儿?

Yàodiàn zài nǎr?

Where is a pharmacy?

Travel phrasebook · Pharmacy and emergencies

里不舒服?

Nǎlǐ bù shūfu?

Where does it hurt? / What's wrong?

Travel phrasebook · Pharmacy and emergencies

里可以打车?

Nǎlǐ kěyǐ dǎchē?

Where can I get a taxi?

Travel phrasebook · Airport and immigration

里可以换钱?

Nǎlǐ kěyǐ huànqián?

Where can I change money?

Travel phrasebook · Airport and immigration

候车室在 儿?

Hòuchēshì zài nǎr?

Where is the waiting hall?

Travel phrasebook · High-speed rail and the metro

里可以取钱?

Nǎlǐ kěyǐ qǔ qián?

Where can I withdraw cash?

Travel phrasebook · Paying and mobile payment

试衣间在 儿?

Shìyījiān zài nǎr?

Where is the fitting room?

Travel phrasebook · Shopping and bargaining

个港口发?

Cóng nǎge gǎngkǒu fā?

Which port does it leave from?

Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs

From the grammar library

你是在 儿学的中文?

Nǐ shì zài nǎr xué de Zhōngwén?

Where did you learn Chinese?

Grammar library · HSK 4 · 是…的 — emphasising the details

哪 appears in 29 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.

Words that contain 哪

Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.

Questions about 哪

How is 哪 used in a sentence?

This page shows 29 sentences using 哪 (nǎ / něi, "Which (how), Which"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Why do some sentences show 哪 inside a longer word?

Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 哪 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.

Is 哪 an HSK word?

Yes — 哪 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.

Where can I see the full entry for 哪?

The dictionary page for 哪 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

Keep going

Read the full entry for 哪, write a sentence of your own and check it in the Pinyin Annotator, drill it with HSK 1 flashcards, or search the whole sentence bank for another word.

Another word

Chinese, pinyin or English. Tone marks optional.