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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[nǎ]
  1. 1. pronoun [什么] which
    是我的包裹?
    Which is my parcel?
    你喜欢种音乐?
    What kind of music do you like?
    个人是李先生?
    Which one is Mr Li?
  2. 2. pronoun [任何一个] any
    天来都行。
    You can come any day.
  3. 3. adverb how
    不努力会成功?
    How can you be successful without hard work?

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[nǎ]
  1. 1. pronoun (used in questions) which; what
    你学的是国语言?
    What foreign language are you studying?
    我们这里有两位姓张的,您要找的是一位?
    We've got two Zhangs here. Which one do you want to see?
  2. 2. pronoun (used in statements to indicate something indefinite) whichever; any that
    你最喜欢件就拿件。
    Take whichever you like best.
    天有空就请过来。
    Come over any time you are free.
  3. 3. adverb used in rhetorical questions to express negation
    有这样的事?
    Nothing of the sort (or kind)!

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[nǎ]
  1. 1. 表示疑问,要求在同类事物中加以确认。a)单用
    这堆书里是你们的?
    分不清是对,是错。
  2. 2. b)用在量词或数量词组前面
    位还有不同意见?
    把铁锹是你的?
    天有空儿?
    你喜欢几种花色?
  3. 3. 指任何一个,后面常有"都""也"呼应,或用两个""前后呼应
    双鞋也不合适
    件质量好买件。
  4. 4. 指不确定的一个
    天有空儿我得进趟城。
  5. 5. 用于反问,表示否定
    天底下有这样的好事?
    这么好的条件,能不好好学习呢?
  6. 6. 口语里,""①③单用时说nǎ或nǎr;后面跟着量词或数量词组时常说něi或nǎi。

Examples

你快结婚吧,能打一辈子光棍。
You'd better get married soon. How could you be a bachelor all your life?
这天儿多闷
How sultry it is!
当初要是听了我的意见,今天至于返工呢!
If you had listened to me, you wouldn't have to do it all over again.
这些个书能看完?
How can I finish reading so many books?
这个人才奸,总想占便宜。
He's a self-seeker; he's always on the make.
能事事尽如人意?
How can you expect everything to turn out just as you wish?
这孩子长得多俊
What a pretty little child!
一路病?
What kind of disease is this?
你这么慢腾腾的,什么时候能做完
When will you ever finish the job if you go on at this pace?
他是个大忙人,有功夫上这儿来。
He's a busy man and certainly doesn't have the time to come here.

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