How to Say ‘Where does your family live?’ in Simplified Chinese
你的家人住在哪儿？
nǐ de jiā rén zhù zài nǎ ér
[nǐ duh jyah-run joo dzeye nar]
🇨🇳 In China: Many Chinese people work far from their hometown, so this question often leads into talk of 老家 "hometown" and how often they get back.
Phrase Breakdown
你的家人
nǐ de jiā rén
your family
This is the topic of the question. 的 is light: nǐ de jiārén.
你的家人都很热情。
Your family is very warm.
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
The singular form referring to the person being spoken to.
你今天过得怎么样？
How was your day today?
的
de
[duh]
's; of
A possessive particle used like 'of' or apostrophe-s in English.
这是你们的护照吗？
Is this your passport?
家人
jiā rén
[jyah-run]
family members
People in one's family; in workplace talk it can suggest warmth and closeness.
同事像家人一样互相关心。
Colleagues care for each other like family.
住在哪儿？
zhù zài nǎ ér
where do they live?
住在 + 哪儿 asks where someone lives.
你朋友住在哪儿？
Where does your friend live?
Words in this phrase
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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