How to Say ‘Where’ in Simplified Chinese
哪里
nǎ lǐ
[nǎlǐ]
💬 Usage Tip: 哪里 stays where the place would go in the answer, not at the front: 你在哪里？ "Where are you?" → 我在这里 "I'm here."
🇨🇳 In China: 哪里哪里 is also a modest reply to a compliment, roughly "oh, not at all".
Phrase Breakdown
哪里
nǎ lǐ
[nǎlǐ]
where
A question word asking for location.
你在哪里上班？
Where do you work?
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