Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
那里
nàlǐ
Description
"那里"是一个常用的词,用来指离说话人比较远的地方。
"那里" is a common word used to refer to a place relatively far from the speaker.
你可以说"我住在那里",也可以问"那里有什么?"。
You can say "我住在那里" (I live there), or ask "那里有什么?" (What's there?).
Meanings
那里nàlǐ
there; that place (far from speaker)
我的书在那里。
My book is over there.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
那 (that) + 里 (inside/place), literally "that place."
- Nuance
那里 is more formal or written; 那儿 is common in northern speech.
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