哪 (nǎ): how, which, (emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊[a5] after a word ending in "n")
哪 (nǎ) is a Chinese character meaning “how.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 那 (phonetic). It ranks #652 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 哪 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- how
- which
- (emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊[a5] after a word ending in "n")
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 哪
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 哪儿pronoun | nǎ r | where? | 1 |
| 哪里pronoun | nǎ lǐ | where? | 1 |
| 哪个pronoun | nǎ ge | which | 1 |
| 哪怕 | nǎ pà | even | 5 |
| 哪些pronoun | nǎ xiē | which ones? | 1 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哪门子 | nǎ mén zi | (coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what |
| 也好不到哪里去 | yě hǎo bù dào nǎ lǐ qù | just as bad |
| 哪一个 | nǎ yī ge | which |
| 哪儿的话 | nǎ r de huà | (coll.) not at all (humble expression denying compliment) |
| 哪知道 | nǎ zhī dào | who would have thought that ...? |
| 哪里哪里 | nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ | you're too kind |
| 天哪 | tiān na | see 天啊[tian1 a5] |
| 哪知 | nǎ zhī | who would have imagined? |
| 哪儿跟哪儿 | nǎ r gēn nǎ r | what's that have to do with it? |
| 哪像 | nǎ xiàng | unlike |
| 吗哪 | mǎ nǎ | manna (Israelite food) |
| 常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋 | cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié | a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb) |
| 哪壶不开提哪壶 | nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú | lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom) |
| 算哪根葱 | suàn nǎ gēn cōng | who do (you) think (you) are? |
| 哪吒 | né zhā | Nezha, protection deity |
哪 appears in 20 compound words: 75 as the first character, 10 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 哪 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
你知道哪条路去火车站最近吗？
Nǐ zhīdào nǎ tiáo lù qù huǒchēzhàn zuìjìn ma?
Do you know which road is the shortest to the train station?
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měi guó hǎi guān míng qǐ tíng zhǐ zhēng shōu wéi fǎ guān shuì , tè lǎng pǔ hái yǒu nǎ xiē tì dài fāng àn ?
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歐洲表現最佳與最差股票有哪些?
歐 zhōu biǎo 現 zuì jiā 與 zuì chā gǔ piào yǒu nǎ xiē ?
Which are the best and worst performing stocks in Europe?
欧洲市场表现最佳和最差的股票有哪些?
ōu zhōu shì chǎng biǎo xiàn zuì jiā hé zuì chā de gǔ piào yǒu nǎ xiē ?
Which are the best-performing and worst-performing stocks in the European market?
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de 強 勁 對 shǒu bù tóng zài nǎ 裡 ? yòng 獲 lì 篩 chū zhēn 龍 頭
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走到哪都看見她!施工外牆必備「神秘女郎」 真實...
zǒu dào nǎ dōu kàn 見 tā ! shī gōng wài 牆 bì 備 shén mì nǚ láng zhēn 實 . . .
I see her everywhere I go! The Mystery Woman is a must-have for any construction wall...
你是从哪个国家来的？
Nǐ shì cóng nǎge guójiā lái de?
What country are you from?
你更喜欢哪个，这个还是那个？
Nǐ gèng xǐhuan něige, zhège háishi nèige?
Which do you like better, this or that?
“以前我们没在哪儿见过吗？”学生问道。
"Yǐqián wǒmen méi zài nǎr jiàn guo ma?" xuésheng wèndào.
"Haven't we met somewhere before?" asked the student.
我在哪儿可以弄到电话卡？
Wǒ zài nǎr kěyǐ nòngdào diànhuàkǎ?
Where can I get a telephone card?
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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