nǎ​linǎ​lǐ HSK1

where

哪里 哪裡 nǎ​li frequency
variant 哪裏
where pronoun
where; in what place; interrogative word used to ask about a location or position; also used to refer to any place or a specific but unspecified place

I want to know where the wind comes from.

not at all
A polite way to decline a compliment, similar to "you flatter me" or "not at all".
哪里 哪裡 nǎ​li
anywhere pronoun
somewhere; anywhere; wherever

I'm not going anywhere.

how could adverb
Used in a rhetorical question to express strong negation, meaning "how could it be possible that...".

What's so special about her?

哪里 哪裏 nǎ​lǐ
[rhetorical negative]
Used in rhetorical questions to express a strong negation, meaning "how could it be that..." or "it is by no means the case that...".

Frequency

Movie subtitles
401.6 per million appears in 63% of films
Written text
107.1 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 1

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