How to Say ‘Where do they live?’ in Simplified Chinese
住在哪儿？
zhù zài nǎ ér
[joo dzeye nar]
💬 Usage Tip: Place 在 after a verb to say where it happens: 住在北京 "live in Beijing". 哪儿 (nǎr) is the northern form; southerners often say 哪里 (nǎ lǐ).
Phrase Breakdown
住
zhù
[joo]
to stay; to live
住 means to stay somewhere, especially overnight in travel situations.
我想在这里住一晚。
I want to stay here for one night.
在
zài
[dzeye]
at; in; located at
A common word used to show location or presence somewhere.
我的护照在包里。
My passport is in the bag.
哪儿
nǎ ér
[nar]
where
哪儿 is a common spoken way to ask where something is.
地铁站哪儿有电梯？
Where is there an elevator at the subway station?
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