| 1 | 哪 | 哪 | nǎ | na3 | how; which | | |
| 2 | 哪里 | 哪裏 | nǎ lǐ | na3 li3 | where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪里 | | |
| 3 | 哪儿 | 哪兒 | nǎ r | na3 r5 | where?; wherever; anywhere | | |
| 4 | 哪些 | 哪些 | nǎ xiē | na3 xie1 | which ones?; who?; what? | | |
| 5 | 哪个 | 哪個 | nǎ ge | na3 ge5 | which; who | | |
| 6 | 哪怕 | 哪怕 | nǎ pà | na3 pa4 | even; even if; even though; no matter how | | |
| 7 | 常在河边走,哪有不湿鞋 | 常在河邊走,哪有不濕鞋 | cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié | chang2 zai4 he2 bian1 zou3 , na3 you3 bu4 shi1 xie2 | a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb); (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe) | | |
| 8 | 哪儿的话 | 哪兒的話 | nǎ r de huà | na3 r5 de5 hua4 | (coll.) not at all (humble expression denying compliment); don't mention it | | |
| 9 | 也好不到哪里去 | 也好不到哪裡去 | yě hǎo bù dào nǎ lǐ qù | ye3 hao3 bu4 dao4 na3 li3 qu4 | just as bad; not much better | | |
| 10 | 算哪根葱 | 算哪根蔥 | suàn nǎ gēn cōng | suan4 na3 gen1 cong1 | who do (you) think (you) are?; who does (he, she etc) think (he, she) is? | | |
| 11 | 去哪儿 | 去哪兒 | qù nǎ ér | qu4 na3 er2 | Where to go | | |
| 12 | 哪种 | 哪種 | nǎ zhòng | na3 zhong4 | Which kind? | | |
| 13 | 哪知 | 哪知 | nǎ zhī | na3 zhi1 | who would have imagined?; unexpectedly | | |
| 14 | 哪一个 | 哪一個 | nǎ yī ge | na3 yi1 ge5 | which | | |
| 15 | 哪像 | 哪像 | nǎ xiàng | na3 xiang4 | unlike; in contrast to | | |
| 16 | 哪位 | 哪位 | nǎ wèi | na3 wei4 | Who is it?; Who is it? | | |
| 17 | 哪儿跟哪儿 | 哪兒跟哪兒 | nǎ r gēn nǎ r | na3 r5 gen1 na3 r5 | what's that have to do with it?; what's the connection? | | |
| 18 | 哪门子 | 哪門子 | nǎ mén zi | na3 men2 zi5 | (coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what; what kind; why on earth | | |
| 19 | 哪里哪里 | 哪裡哪裡 | nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ | na3 li3 na3 li3 | you're too kind; you flatter me | | |
| 20 | 哪壶不开提哪壶 | 哪壺不開提哪壺 | nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú | na3 hu2 bu4 kai1 ti2 na3 hu2 | lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot; to talk about sb's weak point | | |
| 21 | 吗哪 | 嗎哪 | mǎ nǎ | ma3 na3 | manna (Israelite food) | | |