哪儿
nǎr
where (colloquial)
Type: PronounsHSK 1
哪 + 儿 (retroflex suffix). It's the colloquial northern Chinese way to ask 'where'.
The final -r is typical of the Beijing dialect. Learners of standard Chinese can use 哪儿 or 哪里 interchangeably. Textbooks usually teach 哪里, but on the streets of Beijing you'll hear 哪儿.
哪
口kǒumouth
那nàthat
你去哪儿？
Nǐ qù nǎr?
Where are you going?
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