Lesson 14 — Where are you going? (你去哪儿？ / Nǐ qù nǎr?)
Learn how to ask and talk about destinations and places in Chinese.
1. Vocabulary | 生词 / New Words
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 我 | wǒ | I / me |
| 他 / 她 | tā | he / she |
| 去 | qù | go / going |
| 哪儿 / 哪里 | nǎr / nǎlǐ | where |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | shop / store |
| 市场 | shìchǎng | market |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital |
| 家 | jiā | home / house |
| 公园 | gōngyuán | park |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | work / job |
| 餐厅 | cāntīng | restaurant |
| 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema / movie theater |
| 图书馆 | túshūguǎn | library |
| 银行 | yínháng | bank |
| 朋友家 | péngyǒu jiā | friend’s house |
| 超市 | chāoshì | supermarket |
| 火车站 | huǒchē zhàn | train station |
| 机场 | jīchǎng | airport |
| 图书馆借书 | túshūguǎn jiè shū | borrow books at library |
| 买东西 | mǎi dōngxī | buy things |
| 看电影 | kàn diànyǐng | watch movies |
| 上班 | shàngbān | go to work |
| 看病 | kàn bìng | see a doctor |
| 散步 | sànbù | take a walk |
| 旅游 | lǚyóu | travel / tour |
| 购物 | gòuwù | shopping |
| 运动 | yùndòng | exercise / sports |
2. Grammar | 语法
Sentence Patterns:
- Subject + 去 + Place → 我去学校。
I am going to school. - Question: Subject + 去 + 哪儿？ → 你去哪儿？
Where are you going? - Subject + 去 + Place + 做 + Action → 我去医院看病。
I am going to the hospital to see a doctor. - Subject + 去 + Place + 买 / 做 + Thing → 他去商店买东西。
He is going to the shop to buy things. - Subject + 和 + Person + 一起 + 去 + Place → 我跟朋友一起去公园。
I am going to the park with my friend. - Subject + 常常 / 有时候 + 去 + Place → 我常常去图书馆借书。
I often go to the library to borrow books. - Subject + 想 + 去 + Place → 我想去电影院看电影。
I want to go to the cinema to watch a movie.
3. Dialogue | 对话
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| A：你去哪儿？ | Nǐ qù nǎr? | Where are you going? |
| B：我去学校。 | Wǒ qù xuéxiào. | I am going to school. |
| A：你去哪儿买东西？ | Nǐ qù nǎr mǎi dōngxī? | Where are you going to buy things? |
| B：我去商店。 | Wǒ qù shāngdiàn. | I am going to the shop. |
| A：你去医院做什么？ | Nǐ qù yīyuàn zuò shénme? | What are you going to do at the hospital? |
| B：我去看病。 | Wǒ qù kàn bìng. | I am going to see a doctor. |
| A：你想去哪儿旅游？ | Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr lǚyóu? | Where do you want to travel? |
| B：我想去海边旅游。 | Wǒ xiǎng qù hǎibiān lǚyóu. | I want to travel to the seaside. |
| A：你常常去图书馆吗？ | Nǐ chángcháng qù túshūguǎn ma? | Do you often go to the library? |
| B：是的，我常常去图书馆借书。 | Shì de, wǒ chángcháng qù túshūguǎn jiè shū. | Yes, I often go to the library to borrow books. |
| A：你和朋友一起去公园吗？ | Nǐ hé péngyǒu yīqǐ qù gōngyuán ma? | Do you go to the park with friends? |
| B：是的，我们常常去公园散步。 | Shì de, wǒmen chángcháng qù gōngyuán sànbù. | Yes, we often go to the park to take a walk. |
4. Extended Examples | 延伸句子
- 我每天早上去学校上课。
I go to school every morning to attend classes. - 周末我喜欢去商店购物，有时候也去超市。
On weekends, I like going to the shop to buy things, and sometimes to the supermarket. - 他去医院看病，因为他生病了。
He goes to the hospital to see a doctor because he is sick. - 我们常常去公园散步，也会带孩子们去玩。
We often go to the park for a walk, and sometimes take the children to play. - 我想去电影院看电影，但今天没有时间。
I want to go to the cinema to watch a movie, but I don’t have time today. - 她周末常常去图书馆借书，然后在家看。
She often goes to the library to borrow books on weekends and then reads them at home. - 我和朋友一起去机场接他们的家人。
I am going to the airport with friends to pick up their family. - 他下班后去银行办事。
He goes to the bank after work to handle some business. - 周末我们全家去市场买菜。
On weekends, our whole family goes to the market to buy groceries. - 我喜欢假期去旅游，尤其是去海边和山里。
I like traveling during holidays, especially to the seaside and mountains. - 她和朋友常常去朋友家聊天。
She often goes to a friend’s house to chat with friends. - 我每天去工作，但周末有时候去运动或者散步。
I go to work every day, but on weekends I sometimes go exercise or take a walk. - 他们去电影院看最新的电影。
They go to the cinema to watch the latest movies. - 我想去图书馆学习汉语。
I want to go to the library to study Chinese. - 周末我常常和朋友去餐厅吃饭。
On weekends, I often go to a restaurant with friends to eat. - 他每天早上去公园跑步锻炼身体。
Every morning, he goes to the park to run and exercise. - 我去火车站接朋友，有时候也去机场。
I go to the train station to pick up friends, and sometimes also to the airport. - 她去商店买水果和蔬菜，然后回家做饭。
She goes to the shop to buy fruits and vegetables, then goes home to cook. - 我喜欢假期和朋友一起去旅游。
I like traveling with friends during holidays. - 他们每天去工作，下班后去超市买东西。
They go to work every day, and after work they go to the supermarket to buy things.
5. Practice | 练习
- Translate into Chinese and Pinyin:
- I am going to school.
- Where are you going to buy things?
- He is going to the hospital to see a doctor.
- We often go to the park to take a walk.
- I want to go to the cinema to watch a movie.
- Do you often go to the library?
- She goes to the shop to buy fruits and vegetables.
- He goes to work, and after work he goes to the supermarket.
- I go to the airport to pick up friends.
- They like going to the market on weekends.
- Answer questions in Chinese:
- 你去哪儿？
- 你想去哪儿旅游？
- 你常常去图书馆吗？
- 你和朋友一起去公园吗？
- 他下班后去哪儿？
- 她去商店做什么？
- Create dialogues with friends asking and answering about where you are going using at least 5 different destinations.
- Write a paragraph describing your daily destinations:
- 我每天去＿＿＿＿。
- 我常常去＿＿＿＿。
- 我想去＿＿＿＿。
- 周末我喜欢去＿＿＿＿。
- Practice speaking aloud: interview a friend about where they go and why, and answer in Chinese.
6. Summary | 总结
This lesson teaches how to ask and talk about destinations using 去 (go) and 哪儿 / 哪里 (where). You learned how to ask “Where are you going?” and how to answer with various places such as school, shop, market, hospital, park, library, restaurant, cinema, home, work, airport, and train station. Extended examples and exercises provide practice for speaking, writing, and expressing daily routines and plans. Regular practice will help you confidently discuss where you are going and understand others’ plans in everyday conversation.