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问 · 哪儿 Where
哪儿 and 哪里 are the same question. It sits where the answer goes, so the word order never moves.
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哪儿nǎrWhere
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Nín shì zài nǎr zhǎng dà de?您是在哪儿长大的？Where did you grow up?
Nín lǎojiā shì nǎlǐ de?您老家是哪里的？Where’s your hometown, originally?
Nǐ xiànzài zhù zài nǎr?你现在住在哪儿？Where do you live now?
哪儿 and 哪里 are the same question. It sits where the answer goes, so the word order never moves.
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