How to Say ‘Where did you go hiking?’ in Simplified Chinese
去哪儿爬的？
qù nǎ ér pá de
[qù nǎr pá de]
💬 Usage Tip: Ending with 的 asks about the details of something that already happened, such as where, when, or with whom. Another example: 跟谁去的 "who did you go with?".
Phrase Breakdown
去哪儿
qù nǎ ér
went where
去 (qù) means 'go' and 哪儿 (nǎr) means 'where'. Keep the 'r' sound at the end.
你们去哪儿？
Where are you (all) going?
Words in this phrase
去
qù
[qù]
to go
Move toward a place.
我去医院。
I'm going to the hospital.
哪儿
nǎ ér
[nǎr]
where
Question word asking about place.
你去哪儿？
Where are you going?
爬的？
pá de
climbed (it)
The 是…的 pattern asks about details of a past event. Here the 是 is left out, and 的 (de) is said lightly.
你是怎么爬上去的？
How did you climb up?
Words in this phrase
爬
pá
[pá]
to climb
Verb for climbing up something like a mountain or stairs.
他每天爬楼梯。
He climbs the stairs every day.
的
de
[de]
particle stressing details of a past action
Used in the 是…的 pattern to ask or tell where, when or how something already happened.
你是怎么来的？
How did you come here?
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