See also: 哪儿

Chinese

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which son; child; diminutive suffix
trad. (哪兒)
simp. (哪儿)
alternative forms 那兒那儿 dated

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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哪兒

  1. (chiefly Mandarin, Jin) Erhua form of ().
    1. (interrogative) where
      哪兒哪儿  ―  Tā de jiā zài nǎr?  ―  Where is his home?
      哪兒可以電話卡 [MSC, trad.]
      哪儿可以电话卡 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ zài nǎr kěyǐ nòng dào diànhuàkǎ? [Pinyin]
      Where can I get a telephone card?
      爸爸告訴哪兒 [MSC, trad.]
      爸爸告诉哪儿 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ bàbà gàosù le wǒ qù nǎr. [Pinyin]
      My dad told me where to go.
      記著往事 記掛哪兒 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
      记着往事 记挂哪儿 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
      ngo5 jaa5 gei3 zoek6 mui5 hak1 wong5 si6, jaa5 gei3 gwaa3 nei5 zoi6 naa5 ji4 [Jyutping]
      I also remember every moment of our past, and also constantly wonder about where you are
    2. anywhere
      如果明天哪兒一聲 [MSC, trad.]
      如果明天哪儿一声 [MSC, simp.]
      Rúguǒ nǐ míngtiān xiǎng shàng nǎr qù, jiù gēn wǒ shuō yīshēng. [Pinyin]
      If you think of going anywhere tomorrow, let me know.
    3. (rhetorical question) how (used in rhetorical questions)

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