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哪些 (nǎ xiē) — which (plural), which ones

Definition

哪些 means 'which ones?' — the plural form used before a noun or on its own. Use 哪个 (with a measure word or noun) for 'which one?', and 那些 for the statement 'those'.

pronoun
which (plural)which ones
Easily confused

Examples

  • 哪些？
    nǎ xiē Shì nǐ de?
    Which ones are yours?
  • 哪些？
    Nǐ yào nǎ xiē píng guǒ?
    Which apples do you want?
  • 哪些？
    nǎ xiē Rén qù xué xiào?
    Which people go to school?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

哪nǎwhich
些xiēsome

The 哪 'which' and the plural sense of 些 'some' ask 'which ones'.

Characters in this word

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