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\tWhere're you going?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \tChinese people often ask their firends "where are you going" when they meet each other on the road. But due to the different area in China, there're several way to express the same meaning of this sentence. It's quite interesting. Let's have a look.<\/p>\n \tBasic version:<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\u4f60\u53bb\u54ea\u91cc\uff1for \u4f60\u53bb\u54ea\u513f\uff1f<\/p>\n \tN\u01d0 qù n\u01celi?<\/em> or N\u01d0 qù n\u01cer?<\/em><\/p>\n \tThe only difference bewteen n\u01celi and n\u01cer is that n\u01cer is used in north of China, like Beijing, Shenyang and n\u01celi is often used in south of China, like Shanghai, Shenzhen. We often say both while going travel to other cities to make sure local people could understand us.<\/p>\n \tNorth version:<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\u4f60\u4e0a\u54ea\u513f\u53bb? N\u01d0 shàn\u0261 n\u01cer qù?<\/em><\/p>\n \t"shàn\u0261 … qù<\/em>" is a fixed structure which is the same meaning of "to go". The destination should be between shàn\u0261<\/em> and qù<\/em>. For example: \u6211\u4e0a\u83dc\u573a\u513f\u53bb\u3002(W\u01d2 shàn\u0261 càich\u01cen\u0261 qù.<\/em> I'm going to food market.)<\/p>\n \tSouth version:<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\u4f60\u5230\u4ec0\u4e48\u5730\u65b9\u53bb? N\u01d0 dào shénme dìf\u0251n\u0261 qù?<\/em><\/p>\n \t"dào … qù" is the same meaning as "<\/em>shàn\u0261 … qù" but it's more common in south of China. "shénme dìf\u0251n\u0261" <\/em>literually means what place, so it means where. The whole phrase also means where're you going. And the reply is like this: \u6211\u5230\u516c\u53f8\u53bb\u3002(W\u01d2 dào \u0261\u014dn\u0261s\u012b qù. I'm going to the company.)<\/p>\n \tSimple test:<\/strong><\/p>\n \tPlease look at the dialogue and find out which area of China these two people're from.<\/p>\n \tLee: <\/strong>L\u01ceo Chén, n\u01d0 dào shénme dìf\u0251n\u0261 qù \u0101?<\/em><\/p>\n \tL\u01ceo Chén<\/em>:<\/strong> Qù \u0261\u014dn\u0261s\u012b\uff0cyào k\u0101i yí\u0261e huì\u3002 N\u01d0 shàn\u0261 n\u01cer qù \u0101?<\/em><\/p>\n \tLee:<\/em><\/strong> W\u01d2 dào xuéxiào ji\u0113 s\u016bnzi qù\u3002 <\/em><\/p>\n \tL\u01ceo Chén<\/em>: <\/strong>H\u01ceo h\u01ceo\uff0cw\u01d2 xi\u0101n z\u01d2u le\uff0czài jiàn \u0101\u3002 <\/em><\/p>\n \tLee: <\/strong>Zài jiàn\u3002<\/em><\/p>\n \tTranslation:<\/strong><\/p>\n \tLee: Mr Chen, where're you going?<\/p>\n \tChen: I'm going to the company. I have to attend a meeting. How about you?<\/p>\n \tLee: I'm going to the school to pick up my grandson. <\/p>\n \tChen: oh, good. I have to go, byebye.<\/p>\n \tLee: Bye.<\/p>\n