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

你是哪里人？

nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén?

Pronunciation tip: "nee shir nah-lee run"

✎Example Sentences

你是哪里人？我是上海人。

Nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén? Wǒ shì Shànghǎi rén.

Where are you from? I'm from Shanghai.

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My name is

我叫

What's your name?

你叫什么名字？

I'm from

我来自

I'm a student

我是学生

I work as

我是做

What do you do?

你是做什么的？

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