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哪(nǎ / něi / na) — meaning, uses and examples

哪nǎ

1. pronoun which (can take a measure word directly)

   你是哪国人？

   Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?

   Which country are you from?

2. pronoun how...? (rhetorical negation or rebuke: 哪能, 哪知道)

   我哪知道他去哪儿了？

   Wǒ nǎ zhīdào tā qù nǎr le?

   How would I know where he went?

3. pronoun any; whichever (with 都/也)

   这两个苹果都很新鲜，哪一个都行。

   Zhè liǎng gè píngguǒ dōu hěn xīnxiān, nǎ yī gè dōu xíng.

   Both apples are fresh, either one will do.

哪něi

1. pronoun which (fusion of 哪 and 一, before a measure word)

   你选哪本书？

   Nǐ xuǎn něi běn shū?

   Which book do you choose?

哪na

1. modal particle variant of particle 啊 after a final -n

   天哪，这也太贵了！

   Tiān na, zhè yě tài guì le!

   Good heavens, this is way too expensive!