哪里 nǎli pronoun ① (表疑问) where ▸ 你刚才去哪里了? Where have you been? ② (表泛指) everywhere ▸ 哪里都有我们的朋友。 Our friends are everywhere. ▸ 哪里需要我,我就去哪里。 I will go wherever I am needed. ③ (表反问) [used in rhetorical questions to express negation]▸ 他哪里像个学生? He is nothing like a student! ▸ 他又瘦又小,哪里是你的对手。 He is short and thin and is no match for you. ④ self-deprecating term [used as a polite response to a compliment]▸ 你的舞跳得真好! ──哪里哪里。 You’re an excellent dancer. — You’re flattering me. |