HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
哪里
Where? / Which place? (Also used as a polite 'Not at all' when receiving a compliment)
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Why does 哪里 look like this?
哪 (nǎ): A mouth radical 口 (speech) + a phonetic part 那 (nà). It represents a question word for location. 里 (lǐ): Combines 田 (field) + 土 (earth/ground). It suggests a place or 'inside'. Together, they literally ask 'at what place?' or 'where?'