pronoun HSK 1
Traditional 那裡
there · that place
Meaning
那里 is a common place word meaning 'there' or 'that place,' referring to a location away from both the speaker and listener. It's used to point out or ask about distant locations in physical or abstract contexts.
Usage
那里 is the standard way to say 'there' in Mandarin. It often appears in questions like '你去那里?' (Where are you going?) and in statements pointing to distant places. In casual speech, many people say '那儿' (nàr) instead, which means exactly the same thing but is slightly more colloquial.
Examples
- 01我的书在那里。.My book is over there.
- 02你要去那里吗??Do you want to go there?
Characters
Common collocations
- 在那里over there, at that place
- 到那里to go there, arrive there
- 从那里from there
Antonyms
Origin
那里 literally combines 那 (that) with 里 (inside/place), creating the meaning 'that place.' The character 里 originally meant 'village' or 'neighborhood' in classical Chinese before evolving to indicate location more generally.