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Billy Bob Joe Hilly
Date : 2008-11-25 / 09:10AM
In the word 那里 when is 里 used？In 你在哪里 it is used. But in 你是那国人 it isn’t. 谢谢。
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| | Th hotmail.com
2008-11-25 / 12:30PM | | Hi Michael,
A solo character 里 does not make sense in Chinese. You shall use it together with other characters, such as 那里(there),哪里(where),这里(here). | |
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| | Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com
2008-11-25 / 09:54PM | | Thanks, Jenny.
Also the sentence should be “你是哪国人”, not 那国人
Benny
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