哪 nǎ na

which? where? how?

HSK 1 #652

DEFINITIONS

哪 nǎ
  • how
  • which
哪 na
  • (emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊[a5] after a word ending in "n")
哪 něi
  • which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)

STROKES

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WORDS

哪門子 nǎ mén zi (coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what; what kind; why on earth
吗哪 mǎ nǎ manna (Israelite food)
嗎哪 mǎ nǎ manna (Israelite food)
天哪 tiān na Good gracious!; For goodness sake!
常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋 cháng zài hé biān zǒu ， nǎ yǒu bù shī xié a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb); (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)
常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋 cháng zài hé biān zǒu ， nǎ yǒu bù shī xié a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb); (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)
算哪根葱 suàn nǎ gēn cōng who do (you) think (you) are?; who does (he, she etc) think (he, she) is?
算哪根蔥 suàn nǎ gēn cōng who do (you) think (you) are?; who does (he, she etc) think (he, she) is?
哪邊 nǎ biān which side; used to inquire about or compare the quantity, quality, or feasibility between two options or sides
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