哪儿 (nǎ r) — where? (interrogative); anywhere, everywhere (used with 都); (in rhetorical questions) how could..., how can...
Definition
哪儿 (nǎr) is the everyday spoken 'where?' — same meaning as 哪里 but more colloquial, and shorter in speech. In negative or rhetorical sentences it means 'how could...' (他哪儿是老师?).
pronoun
where? (interrogative)anywhereeverywhere (used with 都)(in rhetorical questions) how could...how can...
Easily confused
Examples
- 哪儿？Nǐ qù nǎ r?Where are you going?
- 哪儿。Wǒ nǎ r dōu qù.I go everywhere.
- 哪儿？Tā nǎ r shì lǎo shī?How could he be a teacher?
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