<p>儿 is Pekingese (beijing dialect), like "lah" in singlish (singapore english).</p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_dialect" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_dialect</a></p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singlish#Lah" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singlish#Lah</a></p>

<p>in general, you don't need to write it; unless you want to impress readers that it's pekingese.</p>

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2016-04-18T16:48:12.503Z
what if I'm saying  他在那儿 or 他在这儿? Is the 儿 still necessary?
Chris Gong
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2016-04-18T19:26:09.753Z
if it's "as suffix" (綴), not necessary, have a look 國語辭典:

http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/cgi-bin/cbdic/gsweb.cgi?o=dcbdic&searchid=W00000010486
水巷孑蠻
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@ChrisG  那儿 and 这儿 can be and usually are written as 那里 and 这里, so you can drop the 儿. The only cases where 儿 is not negotiable are 女儿，儿子, 婴儿, etc. i.e. where 儿 is used in it's original meaning (son, child).
imrek
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2016-04-21T05:51:12.810Z
I was told today that 一会儿 needs the 儿  but I've heard people saying it without the 儿 ?
Chris Gong
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2016-04-21T06:08:47.400Z
「一會兒」也作「會子」、「會兒」、「一會」、「一會子」。
i would say that 兒 is not a must in this situation.

國語辭典: http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/cgi-bin/cbdic/gsweb.cgi?o=dcbdic&searchid=Z00000149349
水巷孑蠻
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2016-04-22T00:14:42.470Z
After showing my teacher your links, she responded that these websites are based on classical Chinese and that in modern Chinese, the 儿 becomes necessary in writing a lot of words like 一会儿 and even in 一会儿子。
Chris Gong
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水巷孑蠻
<p>Well 儿 can appear in formal language. We Chinese speakers don't really care so much. Actually it can mean something different with or without 儿 in different contexts. </p>

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Young
<p>when you writing an essays or something like that, or in a informal communication(daily chat) you can use “儿” as you like ,but in some formal case, especially writing documents,you'd better not use it, </p>

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Noah
<p>For example, what's the difference between 那边儿 and 那边? When writing in Chinese do I need the 儿 because I've heard people say both.</p>

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2016-04-18T15:38:01.500Z
It's up to you, but in writing this is redundant, unless you explicitly want to emphasize this or are proud of your Beijing accent. Better omit 儿 where you can, it does not add any meaning, just one more character to type or write.
imrek
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Would it be incorrect to not include 儿 here?
# Would it be incorrect to not include 儿 here?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-04-18)

For example, what's the difference between 那边儿 and 那边? When writing in Chinese do I need the 儿 because I've heard people say both.

**Tags:** translation, grammar, word-choice, characters, pronunciation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It's up to you, but in writing this is redundant, unless you explicitly want to emphasize this or are proud of your Beijing accent. Better omit 儿 where you can, it does not add any meaning, just one more character to type or write.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-04-18. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

儿 is Pekingese (beijing dialect), like "lah" in singlish (singapore english).

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_dialect>

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singlish#Lah>

in general, you don't need to write it; unless you want to impress readers that it's pekingese.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: what if I'm saying  他在那儿 or 他在这儿? Is the 儿 still necessary?  
> **username_2**: if it's "as suffix" (綴), not necessary, have a look 國語辭典:  http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/cgi-bin/cbdic/gsweb.cgi?o=dcbdic&searchid=W00000010486  
> **username_1**: @ChrisG  那儿 and 这儿 can be and usually are written as 那里 and 这里, so you can drop the 儿. The only cases where 儿 is not negotiable are 女儿，儿子, 婴儿, etc. i.e. where 儿 is used in it's original meaning (son, child).  
> **username_0**: I was told today that 一会儿 needs the 儿  but I've heard people saying it without the 儿 ?  
> **username_2**: 「一會兒」也作「會子」、「會兒」、「一會」、「一會子」。 i would say that 兒 is not a must in this situation.  國語辭典: http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/cgi-bin/cbdic/gsweb.cgi?o=dcbdic&searchid=Z00000149349  
> **username_0**: After showing my teacher your links, she responded that these websites are based on classical Chinese and that in modern Chinese, the 儿 becomes necessary in writing a lot of words like 一会儿 and even in 一会儿子。  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-04-19. Score: 0

Well 儿 can appear in formal language. We Chinese speakers don't really care so much. Actually it can mean something different with or without 儿 in different contexts.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2016-04-21. Score: 0

when you writing an essays or something like that, or in a informal communication(daily chat) you can use “儿” as you like ,but in some formal case, especially writing documents,you'd better not use it,


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