How do you say "Where are you from?" in Chinese?

In Chinese, "Where are you from?" is 你来自哪里? (nǐ lái zì nǎ lǐ ?). It is a phrase.

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你来自哪里? (pinyin: nǐ lái zì nǎ lǐ ?) is written using Chinese characters (Hanzi).

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Questions about 你来自哪里?

How do you pronounce 你来自哪里??

你来自哪里? is romanised as nǐ lái zì nǎ lǐ ? in Chinese. This pinyin gives you an approximate pronunciation for English speakers. Listen to the audio on this page for the native pronunciation.

How is 你来自哪里? written in Chinese?

你来自哪里? is written using Chinese characters (Hanzi). The pinyin is nǐ lái zì nǎ lǐ ?. Learning to read Chinese characters (Hanzi) takes time, but Noun Town teaches vocabulary through gameplay so the writing becomes familiar through repeated exposure.

Is 你来自哪里? formal or casual?

你来自哪里? is a common phrase used in everyday Chinese speech. The level of formality in a sentence comes from the surrounding words and grammatical forms rather than from this word alone.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Chinese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.