哪 vs. 哪里
What´s the difference between the questions 哪 and 哪里?
If I want to ask my daughter where her book is, should I better use the pattern 你的书在哪儿？ or 你的书在哪里？
Or doest 里 imply that the thing we are looking for should be inside something, e.g., inside a bag or a box?

If I play hide-and-seek with my daughter, should I better ask 我的女儿在哪儿？ or 我的女儿在哪里？

Thank you!

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哪 vs. 哪里
What´s the difference between the questions 哪 and 哪里?
If I want to ask my daughter where her book is, should I better use the pattern 你的书在哪儿？ or 你的书在哪里？
Or doest 里 imply that the thing we are looking for should be inside something, e.g., inside a bag or a box?

If I play hide-and-seek with my daughter, should I better ask 我的女儿在哪儿？ or 我的女儿在哪里？

Thank you!

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I think there is almost no difference between 哪儿 and 哪里.  Maybe people in the north of China tend to say 哪儿，while people in the south of China tend to say哪里.

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There is no much difference between 哪儿 and 哪里. 哪儿 is more used by people from the north because they tend to add the word 儿 in the end to many words. 哪里 is more formal and it has another meaning. like when people speak highly of your Chinese proficiency, it's a way to show your modesty to reply with “哪里哪里”。

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They are similar.Usually,哪 is more like colloquial expression.You can say “你的书在哪儿?” in your daily life.But,if you wirte a letter or something official,I suggest you use “哪里”.Wish this can help you.

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I just came back from a class,  in which we talked about this topic :)
哪： which 
哪里 / 哪儿 ： same , means where , which place
哪个 ： which one
哪国 ： which country

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Different tunes rendered with equal skill; different approaches to the same purpose.This is my opinion^^

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