How to Say ‘Where?’ in Traditional Chinese
在哪裡？
zài nǎ lǐ
[zài nǎlǐ]
💬 Usage Tip: 在哪裡 goes where the place would sit in the answer, before the action, not at the start like English "where". 在哪裡抽號碼牌？ "Where do I take a number?" is answered as 在那裡抽號碼牌 "Take a number over there".
Phrase Breakdown
在
zài
[zài]
at
A preposition used to indicate a point in time or a location.
我在等你。
I am waiting for you.
哪裡
nǎ lǐ
[nǎlǐ]
where
A question word asking about location.
你住在哪裡？
Where do you live?
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