哪 nǎ — which
nǎ (third tone, dipping)na3
which
HSK 1· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 1· Three-band, nine-level standardpronoundeterminer
Meanings
which
Asks the listener to pick one out of a set. It is the question member of the 这 / 那 / 哪 trio and, like them, takes a measure word before a noun: 哪个, 哪本书.
pronoun
Example sentences
- 你是哪国人？你是哪國人？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) nǎ (third tone, dipping) guó (second tone, rising) rén? (second tone, rising)···
What country are you from?
- 哪个是你的衣服？哪個是你的衣服？Nǎge (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) nǐ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) yīfu? (first tone, high and level)···
Which of these are your clothes?
Common mistakes
Not quitenà guó rén
Correctnǎ guó rén
哪 is third tone and asks a question; 那 is fourth tone and points at something. Saying 那国人 turns "which country are you from?" into "that country’s people".