哪里
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
哪里 (nǎlǐ) · where
哪里 (nǎlǐ) means “where”. It is written with 2 characters: 哪 (which) + 里 (in). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 哪里 is built
The characters
哪 nǎ · which
What 哪 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 那nà — that
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 那 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
里 lǐ · in
What 里 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Unit of measure for farm 田 land 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你住在哪里？Nǐ zhù zài nǎlǐ?Where do you live?
我的钱包在哪里？Wǒ de qiánbāo zài nǎlǐ?Where is my wallet?
Questions about 哪里
What does 哪里 mean?
哪里 (nǎlǐ) means “where”.
How do you pronounce 哪里?
哪里 is pronounced nǎlǐ.
Which HSK level is 哪里?
哪里 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 哪儿nǎrwhere
- 哪些nǎxiēwhich ones
- 哪怕nǎpàeven if
- 哪个nǎgewhich
- 哪nǎwhich
- 家里jiālǐat home
- 里边lǐbianinside
- 那里nàlithere
- 这里zhèlǐhere
- 公里gōnglǐkilometer
Learn 哪里 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.