nǎ哪r儿(Mandarin)(Cantonese)
nǎ哪
r儿
(Mandarin)
(Cantonese)
哪兒 (Traditional: 哪兒)
HSK 1
Dictionary
where?/wherever; anywhere; somewhere/(used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?
Examples
请问，地铁站在哪儿？
Qǐngwèn, dìtiě zhàn zài nǎr?
→ Excuse me, where is the subway station?
你想去哪儿就去哪儿，我不管你。
Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr jiù qù nǎr, wǒ bù guǎn nǐ.
→ You can go wherever you want; I don't care.
我好像在哪儿见过你。
Wǒ hǎoxiàng zài nǎr jiàn guò nǐ.
→ I feel like I've seen you somewhere before.
这么简单的事儿，我哪儿会忘呢？
Zhème jiǎndān de shìr, wǒ nǎr huì wàng ne?
→ How could I possibly forget something so simple?
Did You Know?
Tone Warning
Word Formation
哪 means 'which' and 儿 is a suffix indicating 'place', together meaning 'where'.
Usage Tips
哪儿 (nǎr) is easily confused with 那儿 (nàr, 'there') — the only difference is the initial consonant: nǎ vs nà.