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哪
HSK 1- Questions
Structure (结构 jiégòu)
哪(Numeral)Measure wordNoun?
Meaning (意思 yìsi)
哪 is an interrogative pronoun used to ask "which one," "who," or "which place" within a given range of choices.
Explanation (解释 jiěshì)
哪 (nǎ) is an interrogative pronoun used to ask "which" when there are multiple options. It differs from 什么 (what) in that 哪 implies the speaker already has several possibilities in mind.
The most important point is that 哪 almost always appears together with a measure word immediately following it, e.g. 哪个人 (which person), 哪本书 (which book). When asking about location, 哪儿 (nǎr) or 哪里 (nǎli) is used, meaning "where."
Examples (例句 lìjù)(5)
- 你是哪国人？繁: 你是哪國人？Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
What country are you from?
- 哪个杯子是你的？繁: 哪個杯子是你的？Nǎge bēizi shì nǐ de?
Which cup is yours?
- 你想去哪个城市？繁: 你想去哪個城市？Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎge chéngshì?
Which city would you like to go to?
- 我们走哪条路？繁: 我們走哪條路？Wǒmen zǒu nǎ tiáo lù?
Which road should we take?
- 哪本书最好看？繁: 哪本書最好看？Nǎ běn shū zuì hǎokàn?
Which book is the most interesting to read?