Definition
哪儿 (nǎr) is the everyday, colloquial word for 'where?' — slightly more casual than 哪里 (nǎ lǐ). Don't confuse it with 那儿 (nàr) 'there'; they differ only in tone. Used with 都 (dōu), it means 'everywhere'; in rhetorical questions, it means 'how could...?'
pronoun
where? (interrogative)anywhereeverywhere (used with 都)(in rhetorical questions) how could...how can...
Easily confused
- 那儿nà rlook-alikethere
Examples
- 哪儿？Nǐ qù nǎ r?Where are you going?
- 哪儿。Wǒ nǎ r dōu qù.I go everywhere.
- 哪儿？Tā nǎ r shì lǎoshī?How could he be a teacher?
Grammar
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