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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

哪儿 [nǎr]
  1. 1. where
    他上哪儿去啦?
    Where has he gone?
  2. 2. wherever; anywhere
    哪儿都找不到他。
    He is nowhere to be found.
    哪儿需要,我就上哪儿去。
    I'll go wherever I'm needed.
  3. 3. used in rhetorical questions to express negation
    哪儿知道他不吃牛肉。
    How was I to know he didn't eat beef?

Examples

哪儿跌倒就从哪儿爬起来。
Pick yourself up from where you fell—correct your mistake where you made it.
你高兴去哪儿就去哪儿
把我安在哪儿都行。
I'll be happy with any job I'm assigned to. or I'll fit in contentedly anywhere.
这么多人叫我往哪儿安插?
Where can I find positions for so many people?
你上哪儿去了?蹭了一身泥。
Where have you been? Your clothes are all muddy.
这种工作作风到哪儿都吃不开。
Such a work style isn't popular anywhere.
只要技术好,到哪儿都吃得开。
A person who has expertise is welcome anywhere.
你打哪儿来?
Where have you come from?
我把钳子丢哪儿了?
Where have I left my pliers?

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nciku Note

Word order in interrogative sentences

The word order of questions with interrogative pronouns

The word order of questions with interrogative pronouns("谁" shéi, "什么" shénme, "哪儿" nǎr and so on) is the same as that of the declarative sentence. Replacing the corresponding part (i. e., the part being questioned) of a declarative sentence with an interrogative pronoun will result in an interrogative sentence.

1. 他叫什么名字?
Tā jiào shénme míngzi?

2. 这是什么?
Zhè shì shénme?

3. 没有来?
Shuí méiyǒu lái ?

4. 你现在在哪儿?
Nǐ xiànzài zài nǎr ?

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