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那儿 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say nàr slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
那儿表示远一点的地方，意思接近那里。说话时常用来指一个看得见的地方。
nà ér biǎo shì yuǎn yì diǎn de dì fāng， yì sī jiē jìn nà lǐ。 shuō huà shí cháng yòng lái zhǐ yí gè kàn dé jiàn de dì fāng。
那儿 means a place a little farther away, close to 那里. It is often used to point to a place you can see.
Context note
那儿常用来问路、指方向，或说明东西放在远一点的地方。
nà ér cháng yòng lái wèn lù 、 zhǐ fāng xiàng， huò shuō míng dōng xī fàng zài yuǎn yì diǎn de dì fāng。
那儿 is often used to ask for directions, point the way, or say something is placed farther away.
5 examples
书包放在那儿。
shū bāo fàng zài nà ér。
The school bag is over there.
那儿有一棵大树。
nà ér yǒu yì kē dà shù。
There is a big tree over there.
我们去那儿看看。
wǒ men qù nà ér kàn kàn。
Let's go there and have a look.
猫跑到那儿去了。
māo pǎo dào nà ér qù le。
The cat ran over there.
请把球放到那儿。
qǐng bǎ qiú fàng dào nà ér。
Please put the ball over there.
5 mini stories
我把水杯放在那儿了。妈妈说她看见了。
wǒ bǎ shuǐ bēi fàng zài nà ér le。 mā ma shuō tā kàn jiàn le。
I put the cup over there. Mom said she saw it.
公园那儿有很多花。孩子们都喜欢在那里玩。
gōng yuán nà ér yǒu hěn duō huā。 hái zi men dōu xǐ huan zài nà lǐ wán。
There are many flowers over there in the park. The children like playing there.
你想去那儿吗？我们可以一起走过去。
nǐ xiǎng qù nà ér ma？ wǒ men kě yǐ yì qǐ zǒu guò qù。
Do you want to go there? We can walk over together.
那儿有一只小鸟。它站在树枝上唱歌。
nà ér yǒu yì zhī xiǎo niǎo。 tā zhàn zài shù zhī shàng chàng gē。
There is a small bird over there. It is singing on the branch.
我们把书放那儿。等一下再来拿。
wǒ men bǎ shū fàng nà ér。 děng yí xià zài lái ná。
We put the books over there. We will come back to get them later.